Falling vaccination rates could lead to the return of previously eliminated diseases, and many more people will be at risk of ...

In the late 1740s, the theologian John Wesley published ‘Primitive Physick, or, An Easy and Natural Method of Curing Most ...

Scientists have uncovered DNA from 214 ancient pathogens in prehistoric humans, including the oldest known evidence of plague ...

In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.

The South's health disparities begin with its landscape and the region's agricultural history that compounded these health disadvantages.

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has reached a 33-year record high, years after it was officially eliminated in the ...

When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.

With the initiative, families can have their baby’s full genetic code sequenced at no cost to identify potentially serious ...

Ancient DNA evidence shows that the advent of agriculture led to more infectious disease among humans, with pathogens from ...

A new report by the U.N. AIDS agency says the sudden withdrawal of U.S. funding has caused a “systemic shock” to the global ...

While measles symptoms typically resolve in a few weeks, the virus can cause pneumonia, making it difficult for patients, ...

Measles was considered eradicated in the United States in 2000. For the first time in 25 years, cases have reached a new high ...