The world has made rapid progress against the disease. By Dr. Saloni DattaniResearcher, Our World in DataProject...
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Overseeing risky research worldwide. By Priyanka PullaFreelance Journalist By Michael SchulsonContributing EditorUndark Magazine Raghunand Tirumalai loves to...
It is one of the biggest mysteries in human history. By Dr. Philip SlavinAssociate Professor of HistoryUniversity...
The virus shows no sign of slowing. By Amy MaxmenPublic Health and Science Journalist Introduction Keith Poulsen’s...
Onesimus never got the credit he was due. By Dr. LaShyra “Lash” NolenMD/MPP Candidate ‘24, Harvard Medical...
Diphtheria was a much-feared disease of childhood. By Chris Baker Introduction Diphtheria was the “scourge of childhood”,...
The evolution of pathogens over millennia. By Dr. José Ramón Alonso PeñaProfessor of Cell BiologyUniversity of Salamanca...
Novels tapped into communal fears. By Dr. Andrea Kaston TangeProfessor of EnglishMacalester College Introduction Modern medicine has...
It was misunderstood for millennia. By Dr. Cynthia Connolly (PhD, RN)Rosemarie B. Greco Term Endowed Professorship in...
They organized in neighborhood clustering. By Dr. R. Alexander BentleyProfessor of AnthropologyUniversity of Tennessee Introduction In my...
Did you know that there is only about one mesothelioma case diagnosed per 110,000 people each year?...
The first major wave of newly emerging infections occurred with the start of the Neolithic revolution. Introduction The...
Examining a “pandemic age shift” that occurred with each of the three pandemics of the 20th century....
Vaccine research quickly picked up to try to prevent a possible flu pandemic in 1976. By Dr....
From yellow fever to Ebola, Africa has been consistently shortchanged on essential supplies. By Henna HundalMedical Student...
The early medieval law codes issued in Europe contain multiple clauses dealing with injuries to the face...
The historic events and pioneers we can today thank for saving millions of lives each year. By...
Vaccines protect not only the patient, but also those around them. Introduction Louisiana Republican state Rep. Kathy...
The exact death toll of the flu is unknown, but experts estimate it to be as high...
The effects of antimicrobial resistance are not spread equally across society. Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (also known as...
He captured epidemiological events as they unfolded. By Dwight William SwansonCo-Founder, The Museum of SleepCo-Founder, Center for...
A 19th-century campaigner started a gradual trend for outsourcing the preparation and storage of a body. Introduction...
Hippocrates is credited with naming “cancer” as “karkinoma”. Since the earliest medical records were kept, cancer as a disease has been...
It is still present in more than 120 countries, and the U.S. is seeing an uptick in...
Outlining some of history’s most deadly pandemics, from the Antonine Plague to COVID-19. By Nicholas LePanMining EditorVisual...
How measles vaccines became victims of their own success and the risk that rising outbreaks pose to...
If you know one thing about the European Middle Ages, chances are, it’s the Plague. Usually, when...
Examining the interplay between a warming planet and other factors on infectious diseases. By Marie RosenthalEditor of...
Rickets was a disease of urban poverty and could be life-threatening for pregnant women. By Tom PorterCollege...
It was June 1961, and the Crown Street Women’s Hospital was one of the first in the...