Vaccines are among the greatest achievements in medical science, saving millions of lives every year. They protect individuals and entire communities from infectious diseases such as measles, polio, ...

Scientists are getting a better handle on the complexities of how immunity works. Attentive readers might have noticed my absence over the last couple of weeks. I’ve been trying to recover from a bout ...

We sometimes hear about the benefits of “boosting” our immune system, but what we really want to do is support our immune system on an ongoing basis. People often think of the immune system as ...

The concept of herd immunity is one of several factors determining when society might come close to returning to normal. Here's a deeper look at how it works.

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies. The work by Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr.

We all get sick sometimes. Even something pretty minor, like a cold or flu, can be enough to disrupt your life for a few days. When you have a minor illness, it does more than just make you feel ...

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