A common vaccine meant to ward off shingles may be doing something even more extraordinary: protecting the brain. Earlier this year, researchers reported that the shingles vaccine cuts the risk of ...

The shingles vaccine not only offers protection against the painful viral infection, a new study suggests that the two-dose shot also may slow the progression of dementia. Shingles, caused by the ...

New research found that shingles vaccination significantly reduced the likelihood of dementia-related death over the 9-year study period. People with dementia who’ve gotten the shingles vaccine live ...

It's that time of year when we encourage people to go for their flu jab. But what you might not realise is there's another potentially life-saving jab that more people than ever are now eligible for.

The work started on Tuesday and is being carried out round the clock for about 30 days One million tonnes of shingle are being pumped on to a beach from a dredging vessel as part of an ongoing flood ...

Shingles causes a painful rash, often appearing as red blotches or blisters on one side of the body. Photos: Shutterstock This year’s World Diabetes Day, which falls on Nov 14, focuses on diabetes and ...

Local actress Cynthia Koh, whose mother had shingles more than a decade ago, sharing her experience as a caregiver at a shingles awareness event at Far East Square on Oct 28. SINGAPORE: What started ...

Q: I would encourage anyone on the fence about getting the Shingrix vaccine to seriously consider it. My elderly father had the older shingles vaccine but not Shingrix. Several years ago, he had ...

Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox "Shielding from Shingles" was launched on Oct 28 to raise awareness about shingles among Singaporean seniors ...

The shingles vaccine is intended to prevent shingles, a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, also known as herpes zoster, but a new study suggests that it could have ...