How measles can erase years of your immune system’s memory and why scientists are sounding the alarm

Most people think of measles as a childhood illness that runs its course and leaves the body stronger for it. The reality is considerably more unsettling. Beyond the fever, rash, and respiratory symptoms of the acute measles infection, the virus can do something far more lasting: erasing a significant portion of the immune system’s existing […]
Vaccines still divide opinion, the science behind them does not

Healthcare professionals break down how vaccines train the immune system, who needs them most, and why the science behind them has remained consistent for decades. Few medical interventions have prevented more suffering than vaccines. Yet for something so well-studied and widely available, they remain surprisingly misunderstood. Healthcare professionals say the gap between what vaccines do […]