Often called the Speckled monster, Smallpox was one of the most terrifying diseases known to humanity. In 18th-century Europe ...

On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel in Tel Aviv, following the end of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monkeypox has spread to more than a dozen countries including several in Europe, the US, and Canada. The smallpox vaccine is 85% ...

On May 8, 1945, the fighting in Europe during World War II came to an end when Nazi Germany’s surrender took full effect, a ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

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.

The protagonists of Carrell's book - Lady Mary Wortley Montagu and Dr. Zabdiel Boylston - were shunned because they introduced small amounts of smallpox into their children's skin as a way of ...

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 ...

This past week Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson began to make arrangements to have on hand enough smallpox vaccine for every man, woman and child in the United States. Although ...