In his book ‘Being Human’, the expert offers examples of how genetics and pandemics have determined universal history ...

We need more than just Mitch McConnell speaking out in favor of the polio vaccine. McConnell is one of hundreds of thousands ...

Smallpox, one of the biggest killers in history, is caused by a virus called variola. Variola causes a distinctive rash and is often lethal. The name variola comes from the Latin word for “spotted” ...

Andean Apocalypse - Disease--likely, smallpox or measles--had arrived in the Inca empire, and it was ruthless. Two of the (now dead) Emperor Huayna Capac's sons, Atahualpa and Huáscar, decided that a ...

Many thanks to Jim Bridgman for his very informative blurb in “A Look Back” in the Gazette’s Jan. 4 edition. According to his ...

Wisconsin tourism is a dynamic landscape. New, reinvented and upgraded accommodations, attractions and adventures create ...

Efforts to stop the spread of infectious disease have always suffered from a cycle of panic and neglect. Vaccine skepticism ...

So what does the medical literature actually say about vaccination? Savannah's Dr. Mark Murphy delivers the facts.

And regular polling carried out by YouGov suggests adults are increasingly likely to say that vaccines have harmful side ...

The historical role of the British city of Liverpool as a trading port has helped it to become a center of excellence for vaccine manufacturing.

Bergen County's first doctors faced many challenges, including isolation, limited resources and an unpredictable workload.

BRIAN LOCKHART As part of my work, I do a lot of research. Some of that research is about local history. As such, I have spent considerable time at the sites of ghost towns, pioneer cemeteries, ...