Decades of research confirm that there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. Science, safety data and history all support this fact. In Colorado, nearly 94% of children get their MMR vaccines, but health experts would like to increase those rates since measles cases are on the rise. Photo: Getty Images. As of … Read more
Man, doctor, and dialysis machine (Adobe Stock 867731678 by Penn/peopleimages.com) The immunocompromised host is a person with impairments in the body’s normal defense mechanisms against infection.1 Patients who are immunocompromised are susceptible to bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections that healthy immune systems usually overcome. They are also more susceptible to complications from common infections.2 Unfortunately, … Read more