Measles Return

Host Julia Cartwright exposes the fraudulent 1998 study by Andrew Wakefield that falsely linked the MMR vaccine to autism, revealing how one man's deception would cost children their lives worldwide. She dissects Wakefield's elaborate fraud, showing how he manipulated data, reversed timelines, and subjected vulnerable children to unnecessary medical procedures to support predetermined conclusions. Cartwright uncovers the financial motivations behind the deception—payments from lawyers suing vaccine

Host Julia Cartwright reveals the extraordinary triumph of measles elimination in America, taking listeners back to an era when this disease killed over 400 children annually. She chronicles the development of the measles vaccine by Maurice Hilleman, describing the scientific breakthrough that tamed one of humanity's most persistent killers. Through dramatic storytelling, Cartwright illustrates pre-vaccine America where nearly every child got measles, with devastating complications including brain

In the opening episode, host Julia Cartwright takes listeners into pediatric wards where doctors are encountering measles for the first time in their careers—a disease they only knew from textbooks. She explains what measles actually does to the body, using vivid descriptions to illustrate why this isn't just a simple childhood rash but a potentially devastating illness. Through compelling storytelling, Cartwright breaks down current outbreak statistics, revealing how cases jumped from zero in 2000