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Another Reason to Get the Flu Shot: Lowered Risk for Stroke
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 -- As flu season approaches, a new study is pointing to a possible bonus from vaccination: a lower risk of stroke. Researchers in Spain found that among nearly 86,000 middle-aged and older adults, those who got their annual...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 8, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

COVID Vaccine Won ' t Raise Stroke Risk
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 -- COVID-19 vaccines do not increase your risk for stroke, new research shows, but severe COVID infection does, and experts hope the finding will ease the concerns of those who are hesitant to get the shot. “We now know that...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

AHA News: Being Vaccinated May Lower Stroke Risk in Adults With Flu-Like Illnesses
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Flu-like illnesses can increase the risk for stroke among adults, but being vaccinated might lower those odds, especially among those under 45, new research finds. The study, published...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 11, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

AHA News: What Heart and Stroke Patients Should Know About COVID-19 Vaccines
FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Experts have a simple answer for heart and stroke patients questioning whether they need a COVID-19 vaccination. That answer: yes. " People with all kinds of cardiovascular risk factors and...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 15, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

AHA News: Flu Shot May Help Protect Vulnerable Hospital Patients From Heart Attack, Mini-Stroke
MONDAY, July 27, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Hospital patients at high risk for influenza had lower rates of death, heart attack, mini-stroke and cardiac arrest if they were vaccinated against flu during their hospital stay, a new...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 27, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Shingles Vaccine Bonus: Reduced Risk of Stroke?
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2020 -- Seniors who get the shingles vaccine may gain stroke protection as well, a new study suggests. Shingles is a viral infection tied to heightened risk of stroke. But overall stroke risk dropped 20% among patients under age...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 12, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Vaccine to Stop Recurrent Strokes Shows Promise in Mice
MONDAY, Oct. 29, 2018 -- Stroke remains a major killer. But could a simple vaccine help prevent a recurrence in stroke survivors someday? That ' s the promise from new Japanese research conducted in mice. A vaccine that would replace or be used...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 29, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news