His containment strategy helped wipe out the disease in the 1970s, one of the world’s greatest public health triumphs. He ...

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The first mass grave of the Justinianic Plague in Jordan, reveal how the world’s first pandemic devastated an ancient city.

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When COVID hit, health care systems around the world were turned upside down. Hospitals cleared beds, routine appointments ...

One year after President Trump announced it, the U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization.

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The U.S. has held its measles-free status for more than 25 years. Experts say unrelenting outbreaks in the past year may ...

Eisner winner Thompson spoke with PW about his ambitious book Ginseng Roots and the crises that fueled its creation.