A newly discovered 17th-century map sheds light on William Shakespeare's life in London. King's College London announced ...

Media can be hugely powerful in changing our attitudes to health and ways of living. Channel 4’s recent docudrama Dirty ...

Alabama students bring history to life through projects, performances, and research, showing a new way to learn beyond ...

Playwright Colin Murphy introduces his gripping new play, Miasma, a 19th century medical detective story with lessons for our ...

Uncover 25 surprising facts about pandemics & epidemics that shaped history. Explore bizarre cures, unexpected twists, and ...

In the summer of 1854, a deadly cholera outbreak swept through London’s Soho district. Physician John Snow identified the cause—contaminated water from the Broad Street hand pump—and urged officials ...

The UK meningitis outbreak may worsen in coming weeks and months, with further contamination unrelated to the southeastern county of Kent where it first emerged. There is a risk that the epidemic will ...

One Wednesday this month, loud cries erupted from two teenage girls huddled over a cellphone in the parking lot of a local supermarket. They had just learned that a classmate at the private K-12 ...

The death of a three- year-old boy at Chileka Health Centre in January 2026 cast a harsh spotlight on Blantyre’s growing cholera crisis. “It was a painful reminder of how quickly the disease can claim ...

The UK raised the alarm over a meningitis outbreak as health authorities advised antibiotics and started a targeted vaccination program for prevention. The country’s Health Security Agency warned of a ...

JMIR Publications has released a critical analysis in its News and Perspectives section regarding the global resurgence of cholera and the vital role of digital surveillance in fragile settings. The ...

A norovirus outbreak sickened more than 150 passengers and crew aboard a Princess cruise ship as it sailed through the Caribbean last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...