A study showed people 70 or older who had the shingles jab scored better on four key aspects of biological aging.

A study released on Wednesday finds that a live-virus vaccine that limits shingles symptoms was associated with a drop in the risk for dementia when it was introduced. The work took advantage of the ...

Research has shown that since 2008, the percentage of elderly people with shingles has remained about the same but an increase in cases has been identified among younger adults. Over 50% of shingle ...

I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my face ...

While a case of shingles may be relatively benign for someone in her thirties, the disease can be extremely painful for the elderly, in whom it is much more common. (By age 80, half of all people have ...