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A physician travels to South Asia seeking enduring lessons from the eradication of smallpox
The Columbian· 2 weeks agoSmallpox was certified eradicated in 1980, but I first learned about the disease’s twisty, storied history in 1996 while interning at the World Health Organization ...
The great Georgetown vaccine fight: When a mob took to the streets to protest them
Gannett via AOL· 1 week agoThe vaccine, however, had to be taken to be effective. On Dec. 5, 1919, the Every Journal reported...
Is smallpox still a threat?
Medical Xpress· 7 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,...
3 BRILLIANT MINUTES: Vaccines eradicated smallpox in 1980, so why are scientists worried?
WBAY Green Bay· 4 days agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there hasn’t been a case of smallpox reported...
Opinion: The decline in American life expectancy harms more than our health
LA Times via AOL· 4 days agoSimilarly, during World War II, the U.S. government invested in public health initiatives to curb...
A Brief History of Royals (Not) Going Public With Their Health Issues
Vanity Fair· 2 weeks agoKing Henry VIII—with a chronic oozing sore on his leg that left him consistently irritable—probably...
Remembering Joel Breman, Ebola pioneer and beloved global health mentor
WUSF 89.7· 1 week agoJoel Breman, a leader in efforts to control smallpox, Ebola, malaria and several other infectious...
My Health, My Right!
World Health Organization· 2 weeks agoLooking at the need to build a safer and healthier future for all, 1948 world leaders created the World Health Organization (WHO). The same year, the Universal ...
Tulsa clinic opposes bill criminalizing purposely spreading STIs
KJRH-TV Tulsa· 1 day agoA proposed bill would make it a felony in Oklahoma to knowingly spread sexually transmitted infections, or STIs. Two southwest Oklahoma lawmakers want to curb that and malicious behavior with ...
Opinion | Hispanic Health Disparities and the Spanish Inquisition
Mississippi Free Press· 2 days agoThe health landscape of early modern Hispanic societies, particularly from the late 15th to 18th...
