The shingles vaccine could do double duty as a protector against both infections and dementia, according to a new study.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 700 confirmed measles cases have been reported ...

Wales' vaccination program policy created natural experiment for U.S. research team, which found 20% reduction in dementia.

A Stanford-led study, whose results have been published in Nature, has found evidence that the shingles vaccine leads to a reduced risk of dementia.

However, someone who never had chickenpox or didn’t get the chickenpox vaccine can get the varicella-zoster virus through direct contact with a person who has shingles. An individual who has ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Onondaga County has one of the highest measles vaccination rates in New York state. The county’s ...

One dose is 93% effective against the illness. The first dose of the vaccine, or the similar measles, mumps, rubella, and ...