Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Two doses of recombinant zoster vaccine highly effective

Two doses of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) are effective against herpes zoster (HZ), with the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of two doses waning a little over four years of follow-up, according to a study published online ...

Oncology & Cancer

Severe herpesvirus infection beats adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

In a recently published editorial in the journal Genes & Cancer, researcher Tatsuro Jo from the Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital's Department of Hematology discussed aggressive type adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Shingles associated with increased risk for stroke, heart attack

A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, demonstrated that shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is associated with an almost 30% higher ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Recommendations updated for recombinant zoster vaccine

(HealthDay)—Recommendations have been updated for use of the recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) for prevention of herpes zoster and related complications among immunocompromised adults aged 19 years and older; the recommendations ...

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