The shingles vaccine is really good at preventing shingles — about 98% effective. Now researchers are looking at why it can prevent other illnesses. Plus, this conservation advocate recently finished a book of poetry based on his field notes at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Artspeak press/HandoutBy day, Russ McSpadden works as a Southwest conservation advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. But McSpadden is also a poet, and he’s recently published a collection called “Borderlings.” -
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Syahrir Maulana/Getty ImagesThe shingles vaccine is really good at preventing shingles. But new research suggests it may also be really good at preventing other ailments, like dementia and cardiovascular disease.
