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Symptom check: Even without a rash, providers may suspect internal shingles if a person has intense, unexplained nerve pain—especially on one side of the body. A full medical history, including any ...

As a physician, I know shingles is a painful and debilitating disease and that the vaccine works. But the real reason I got vaccinated will probably surprise you: The vaccine likely protects ...

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Since shingles is always dormant in your body, it can reactivate when your immune system is compromised, whether from stress or another illness, Dr. Rossi says.

The shingles vaccine is recommended for adults over the age of 50. New research shows that the vaccine may do more than protect against shingles — it may protect against dementia.

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