In a new book, pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Adam Ratner details the history of measles, a virus that’s often a bellwether for public health disasters.

Health experts see his retreat from international cooperation as disrupting the safe-keepers of one of the world’s deadliest ...

Intratracheal; iv.: Intravenous; WR: Western reserve. Prophylactic immunization using vaccinia virus facilitated the eradication of smallpox. Concerns on the possible use of variola virus as a ...

US Secretary of State calls for the eradication of Hamas, says there will not be peace in the Middle East if Hamas continues to rule Gaza: I don’t know how you’re going to have peace if you ...

Reprinted with permission from Smallpox and Its Eradication. [6] Smallpox progression in an unvaccinated boy. Upper left: day 4 of eruption; upper right: day 8 of eruption; lower left: crusting ...

As the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) raises concerns over the rising polio cases in Kano State, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to ...

Smallpox was eradicated worldwide in the late 1970s, which means there is no immunity in the population as a whole. So what is the history of Smallpox? • The first known victim of smallpox was ...

Wild poliovirus was almost eradicated globally two years ago ... health agencies have worked with the Taliban before to deliver smallpox vaccines during periods of negotiated peace, when health ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the militant group Hamas ‘must be eliminated,’ as he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein TEL AVIV—Secretary of ...

Duo was fatally hit by a Tesla Cybertruck, the language-learning company announced this week. The snarky owl has been the face of Duolingo for over a decade. Why his sudden demise, and what's next?