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Research from Canada shows that people vaccinated against shingles have a lower dementia risk. There may be a catch, however.

The antiviral drug valaciclovir (Valtrex), given prophylactically, kept patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) under treatment with anifrolumab (Saphnelo) from having herpes zoster attacks, ...

Every three seconds, someone, somewhere in the world, develops dementia. The number of people living with the condition is ...

A Canadian natural experiment analysis found herpes zoster vaccination was associated with fewer incident dementia diagnoses ...

How varicella zoster virus vaccination may provide protection remains a mystery ...

Older adults with severe herpes zoster were at a heightened risk of developing dementia, especially those aged 50-65 years, when compared with both matched control individuals from the general ...

Could exposure to herpes zoster actually help clinicians? ? Herpes zoster represents the emergence of latent virus, specifically the varicella virus. Does occasional exposure to patients with herpes ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — Herpes zoster vaccination is effective in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A study presented at the American Academy of Dermatology virtual meeting associated several risk factors for ...

The first vaccine for shingles in the United States — Zostavax — was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2006. The landmark study, published in the The New England Journal of Medicine ...