A large observational electronic health record study found that older adults receiving the recombinant zoster vaccine showed substantially lower rates of diagnosed dementia compared with matched ...

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

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

Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most common complication of shingles. PHN involves severe pain after rash resolution—from 90 days up to years later. Patients who are at higher risk of developing ...

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

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The overall incidence of PHN at 6 months was 9.8%, comparing favorably with historic controls for patients with zoster treated with antivirals alone (30%-40% incidence [8]); Gabapentin was well ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Patients with inflammatory bowel disease had a higher incidence of herpes zoster than the general ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Protecting immunocompromised individuals from infections like herpes zoster is an ongoing challenge for every ...

More evidence links herpes zoster (HZ) with vascular disease events. A new study shows HZ to be an independent risk factor for transient ischemic attack (TIA) and myocardial infarction (MI) in all ...

Children rarely acquire varicella through contact with adults who have zoster. What is the best way to prevent transmission of the varicella-zoster virus? The 35-year-old father of a 5-month-old baby ...

Herpes zoster (also called 'shingles') is linked to a transient increased risk of stroke and myocardial infarction in the months following initial zoster diagnosis, according to a new study. Herpes ...