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  "id": 3809194,
  "title": "Current shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and heart failure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/current-shingles-vaccine-linked-to-lower-risk-of-coronary-heart",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-27T19:40:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-current-shingles-vaccine-linked-coronary.html"
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  "summary": "Shingles is a painful and serious condition affecting many older people. It is caused by the herpes zoster virus, which can flare up in people who previously had chickenpox. A vaccine against shingles (Zostavax) was introduced in 2006. In many countries, including the U.K. and U.S., Zostavax has now been withdrawn and replaced by a much more effective recombinant vaccine (Shingrix). In the U.K.,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Popular Sugar Substitute Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/popular-sugar-substitute-linked-to-higher-risk-of-heart-attack-and",
        "published": "2026-08-27T13:58:47.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}