By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

This year’s outbreaks, some of them interconnected, started five months ago in undervaccinated communities in West Texas.

A collaborative research team led by Kirsten Bos at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, in conjunction ...

In the dry, windswept valleys of Northern Chile, two ancient skeletons are changing how scientists understand the history of ...

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

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Odisha government to decide the remission plea of a "repenting" Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the murders of ...

Ahmedabad reports around 70 to 80 leprosy patients every year, according to data from GMERS Medical College, Sola. The fear and stigma associated with it stops many from seeking timely medical care.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared Jordan as the first country in the world to eliminate leprosy, marking a significant milestone in global public health efforts.