DEADLY smallpox, which claimed the lives of an estimated 500 million people in the 20th century, could help trigger the next ...

When Dr William Foege died earlier this month, the world mourned the loss of a scientist who helped rid humanity of a virus that had plagued the Earth for thousands of years.

Experts warn that declining immunity after smallpox eradication could allow related poxviruses to trigger the next pandemic.

Pioneering biostatistician and infectious disease expert Dr. Elizabeth Halloran recently transitioned to emerita after a ...

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 ...

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.

Smallpox 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. I was a college student fascinated ...

William Foege, who has died aged 89, was the epidemiologist responsible for devising a successful vaccination strategy in the ...

Imperfect isolation can’t eradicate smallpox The lack of laser-focus on isolation meant that many avoidable gaps remained in ...

Dr. William Foege, a leader in the global eradication of smallpox, has died. He was 89. Foege was director of the U.S.