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Is smallpox still a threat?
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoSmallpox, a disease that killed an estimated 500 million people in the 20th century alone, is the only human disease to be eradicated. Dr. Zhilong Yang,...
US should prep for smallpox's return, experts say
Becker’s Hospital Review· 4 days agoSmallpox, the only human disease to be fully eradicated, could reappear in the U.S. and across the globe, researchers said in a new report. A committee of researchers at the ...
North Korea creating viruses & 'poison pen' weapons to spread diseases, US says
The US Sun· 2 days agoKIM Jong-un is feared to be creating lethal viruses and bacteria as part of his biological warfare...
3 BRILLIANT MINUTES: Vaccines eradicated smallpox in 1980, so why are scientists worried?
WBAY Green Bay· 4 days agoToday’s 3 BRILLIANT MINUTES is about scientists learning from history, which gives them concerns...
New Yorkers planted a tiny forest in a spot where the city used to warehouse prisoners and smallpox...
Business Insider· 5 days agoNew York City got its first tiny forest, planted on Roosevelt Island on April 6. Volunteers had...
‘Royal whore’ or feminist hero? The scandalous truth about Johnny Depp’s Jeanne du Barry
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoCinema audiences can finally watch Jeanne du Barry – the sex-soaked saga of Louis XV’s mistress that...
North Korea's horror biological weapons programme with lethal viruses exposed
Daily Express· 1 day agoOfficials say the despot, who inherited absolute power over the country in 2011, has added germ...
Remembering Joel Breman, Ebola pioneer and beloved global health mentor
WUSF 89.7· 7 days agoJoel Breman, a leader in efforts to control smallpox, Ebola, malaria and several other infectious...
Records reveal mpox exposures in elementary school as Mecklenburg County cases grow
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA records request submitted by The Charlotte Observer unearthed new information about a case of the...
Government watchdog critical of federal mpox response
The Hill via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThe Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a new report that the Department of Health and...