A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be protective against developing dementia. While there is currently no ...

The shingles vaccine reduced dementia risk by 20 percent in a recent study. The vaccine’s protective effect against dementia was more pronounced in women. Shingles vaccination is recommended for ...

With the elevated risk of contracting measles, some people are now wondering if their vaccines are working to protect them from this contagious virus -- or if they need another vaccination on top ...

Photo: Jordan Strauss/Associated Press/Brian Snyder/Reuters Can Robert F. Kennedy Jr. get his vaccine message straight? Mere days after declaring vaccines are the “most effective way to prevent ...

The yellow fever vaccine may help protect you against the yellow fever virus, a potentially fatal disease. It’s recommended for most people who are traveling to high risk areas. The yellow virus ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doctor in charge of monitoring reports of adverse COVID-19 vaccine reactions has been accused by a Republican senator of mishandling and possibly ...

State Minister of Health in charge of Primary Health Care, Margaret Muhanga, has called for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to curb the misinformation around the use of vaccines if they are to ...

“This vaccine could potentially eliminate breast cancer.” ------ Update made on Apr. 10, 2025 ------ The story was updated with the sad news of Jennifer Davis' passing on April 13, 2024 and ...

The flu vaccine is recommended annually for all Americans 6 months and older, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — but a new study from Cleveland Clinic suggests that it might ...

Kennedy Jr. is encouraging people to get vaccinated against the disease. Kennedy, who has given mixed messages about his support for the vaccine, said his position and the federal government's stance ...

"We encourage people to get the measles vaccine," Kennedy told CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook on Tuesday during his Make America Healthy Again tour in Arizona, marking the ...