With the recent pandemic and the still-spreading Covid-19 virus, inoculation has become a hot topic throughout several areas of the world. Regardless of what side you’re on, the history of inoculation ...

Recently a Connecticut bus driver came down with smallpox. His three children caught it; so did a visitor; so did a person in another house, where the infected visitor took to his bed. The bus ...

Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an entry in Wikipedia, it is highly relevant today. Understanding the ...

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A Nov. 15 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) from the liberal group Occupy Democrats includes side-by-side images of a child infected with smallpox and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect ...

Opinion: The nomination of RFK Jr. as HHS secretary threatens to undermine decades of scientific progress, risking the health of future generations. Last week, President-elect Donald Trump announced ...

Wiping out smallpox had an unintended consequence: the rise of mpox in the past few years. Here's the story — starting with patient zero for... It all started with an unremarkable trip to grandma’s ...

It all started with an unremarkable trip to grandma’s house in 1970. But two days into the visit, something went terribly wrong. The 9-month-old grandson fell ill. First, a fever. Then, a nasty rash.