Conditions & Recovery · STAT News · August 26, 2026

Newer shingles vaccine linked to lower heart disease risk, ‘natural experiment’ shows

Oxford researchers call shingles shot first vaccine protecting both heart and brain. Lower heart disease risk follows study showing reduced dementia risk.

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