Shingles linked with increased risk for stroke, heart attack

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Shingles linked 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 healthcare system, demonstrated that shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is associated with an almost 30% higher long-term risk of a major cardiovascular event such a stroke or heart attack. Their results are published in the Journal […]

Shingles linked with increased risk for stroke, heart attack
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