It is impossible to say exactly when in 1348 the plague burst the bubble of English exuberance,...
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Trade and commerce brought enriching effects, but undesirable phenomena such as disease were also transmitted on a...
Advice on how to deal with the 1918 pandemic will sound familiar to use today. By Dr....
After settling in Binghamton, Kilmer set to work developing and selling homeopathic remedies. The Bottle This bottle...
The skeletons of the urban rich had substantially higher (and potentially toxic) levels of lead compared to...
As a newspaper editor, he covered the outbreak of yellow fever; as an historian, he searched for...
When Bostonians in 1721 faced a deadly smallpox outbreak, a new procedure called inoculation was found to...
Exploring the widespread worry in Georgian Britain that immunity came with beastly side effects. By Erica X....
The idea that the royal touch could cure the infection persisted for 1,200 years down through the...
How do vaccines trigger and train the immune system, and what is the role of herd immunity?...
Technology that can identify stray bits of genetic material in the environment can help scientists monitor human...
There are likely thousands of coronaviruses across the planet living in virtually all animals. By Michaeleen DoucleffCorrespondent,...
Van Leeuwenhoek, who discovered bacteria, is one of the most important figures in the history of medicine....
Christian nationalists are far less likely to be vaccinated than other groups, but some evangelical leaders are...
One year after the Covid-19 pandemic began, billionaires have made out like gangbusters at the expense of...
At the first hint the virus was receding, people pushed to get life back to normal. Unfortunately...
The coronavirus pandemic has driven a lot of scientific progress in the past year. By Dr. Albert...
In fact, you can’t really understand Mumbai without understanding the bubonic plague. Introduction On a leafy uphill...
Science and determination turned the tide against one of the worst diseases humanity has ever endured. Three...
The persecution and destruction of the Jews of Germany at the time of the Black Death. Introduction...
Throughout history, plagues have severely affected human societies. By Christine A. Smith Throughout history, humans have been...
There are three types of plague infection — bubonic, septicemic and pneumonic — and all are caused...
A new strategy, made necessary by COVID-19, could mean a one-and-done influenza vaccine is on the way....
Yale’s Dorothy Horstmann solved a puzzle that would lead to the first polio vaccines 65 years ago....
The years 1918 and 1919 were difficult not only as a result of the influenza pandemic, but...
The Fort Bayard military reservation was established in 1866. Introduction It started with a “heavy cold.”[1] In...
Epidemics haunt history, but they shape history too, as happened in 212 BCE at Syracuse. “The dogs...
Thucydides indicates that this plague was extraordinary in that “a pestilence of such extent and mortality was...
This event marked a crucial dialogue among countries, donors, and partners on building back better for future...
Throughout history, writers and artists have explored the impact of plagues and pandemics on humanity. One of...