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Health Rounds: Shingles vaccine reduces risk of death from dementia, study finds
- (This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid Dec 5 (Reuters) - People with dementia who received a shingles vaccine were significantly less likely to die from dementia than ​those who didn't get the shot, according to findings of a large study, suggesting the vaccine could slow progression of the ‌disease. Overall, ...

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