After we recover from chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in nerve tissues and can reactivate later in life, often due to age-related or stress-related weakening of the immune system.” While ...

The strongest set of evidence to date indicates that people who had a shingles vaccine had significantly lower odds of ...

Shingrix is a onetime vaccination, given in two doses a few months apart. The CDC recommends it starting at age 50 for most ...

After a person has chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in their nerve tissues. In some cases, the virus can reactivate years later, leading to shingles. Shingles symptoms can vary in ...

If it infects an eye, it can cause vision loss. Up to 20% of shingles patients suffer excruciating nerve pain months or even years after the rash itself is gone. It’s not clear exactly how ...

The landmark study revealed that individuals who received the shingles vaccine were 20 percent less likely to develop dementia within seven years compared to those who did not get vaccinated. This ...

If it infects an eye it can cause vision loss. Up to 20% of shingles patients suffer excruciating nerve pain months or even years after the rash itself is gone. It’s not clear exactly how ...

Stanford researchers found that adults who received the zoster vaccine for shingles have a lower risk of developing dementia.