While lifesaving vaccines face a relentless onslaught from the Trump administration—with fervent anti-vaccine advocate Robert ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Older adults may want to seek out the shingles vaccine if they already haven't. (Getty Images) Getting vaccinated for the viral ...

A shingles shot might do more than prevent a painful rash — it could actually help slow down the aging process. In a large national study of more than 3,800 Americans age 70 and older, those who ...

(CNN) — Although the two-dose shingles vaccine may force you to lay low for a day or two after getting the shot, it’s over 90% effective against this painful disease and its complications. Now it ...

If your doctor told you that a vaccine against dementia was available, would you be interested? According to a study published April 2 in the journal Nature by researchers in the U.S. and Germany, ...

Shingles, caused by the chickenpox virus reactivating, is more common and severe in adults over 50. Shingles Awareness Week (24 Feb–2 Mar) focuses on prevention, early detection, and vaccination to ...

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. (CNN) — Although the two-dose ...

Wen: You cannot get shingles by being in contact with someone who has shingles. However, someone who never had chickenpox or didn’t get the chickenpox vaccine can get the varicella-zoster virus ...