The viral infection leaves millions with chronic pain, increased stroke risk, and lifelong nerve damage—yet vaccination rates remain dangerously low. Shingles (herpes zoster) is a common viral ...

You’ve probably heard of shingles or know someone who has suffered from this painful viral infection. You might also think that you only need to worry about shingles if you are older. While it’s true ...

NBA star Tyrese Haliburton was recently diagnosed with shingles. The news drew attention to an illness that many people rarely talk about but is far more common than many realize. In Canada, 130,000 ...

Share on Pinterest In addition to preventing shingles, could the vaccine also support heart health? Image credit: Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Research suggests that the shingles vaccine is ...

Evidence suggests reactivations of the varicella-zoster virus may accelerate aging and raise dementia risk. Now scientists want to know if vaccines and antivirals could help protect the brain. In 2010 ...

A few months ago, I asked my doctor to give me the shingles vaccine. I've known a few people who've had shingles at relatively young ages. Based on their stories, it sounds like one of the worst ...

Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers looks on during their game against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center on January 8, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese ...

New research shows that the shingles vaccine not only reduces inflammation but may also slow the aging process. Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in ...

Chances are, if you were born before 1980, you had chickenpox at some point. Today, the highly contagious disease is rare in the U.S., owing to the efficacy of the vaccine, but the varicella-zoster ...

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The shingles vaccine not only offers protection against the painful viral infection, a new study suggests that the two-dose shot also may slow the progression of dementia. Shingles, caused by the ...