George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan. George Washington strikes a confident pose after the victorious Battle of Princeton in this ...

Some parents are hesitating to vaccinate children against the measles in the Rockford region. Here is what is behind the ...

The U.S. saw more than 20,000 mpox cases and nearly six dozen deaths during the 2022 global mpox outbreak. ... medicine known to be effective against a close cousin of mpox, smallpox. But did it ...

A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and suspected cases surged by 71%. Roughly half of all confirmed mpox cases in Africa now come ...

The clinical course of smallpox infection and the current and future roles of vaccination and strategies for controlling smallpox outbreaks are reviewed. Close personal contact is required for ...

An off-the-shelf drug developed for smallpox, a cousin of mpox, proved safe for mpox patients but ineffective at curing the disease. ... The U.S. saw more than 20,000 mpox cases and nearly six dozen ...

At the end of the 20th century, a historian named Ward L. Churchill claimed that the smallpox epidemic of 1837-1838, which wiped out tens of thousands of Indigenous Americans in North Dakota, ...

July 1 is the official end date for the agency that President Trump dismantled. We talk to four former top officials about ...

Theodore Roosevelt’s two eldest sons shared their father’s passion for the outdoors and traveled to Asia in search of the ...

Annals of Medicine about the smallpox outbreak in New York City in 1947. The N.Y.C. Health Dept. learned of the first cases Friday, Mar. 28 from Dr. Dorothea M. Tolle, medical superintendent of ...

MVA-BN vaccine shown to be safe and 84% effective against mpox in HIV-negative people. Real-world data support rollout in ...