Dr. William Foege has a laundry list of accomplishments that include serving as director of the CDC, receiving a Presidential ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A ward in the Hampstead Smallpox Hospital, circa 1820 - Hulton Archive/Getty Images When Dr William Foege died earlier this month, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity’s greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died.

On May 8, 1980, forty-five years ago, the World Health Organization, a part of the United Nations, announced that officials had eradicated smallpox from the world’s population. The last case occurred ...

More than four decades after smallpox was eradicated, scientists are reassessing the legacy of that public health triumph.

The MVA-BN vaccine showed an overall effectiveness of 57.8% (95% CI, 11.8-83.0) in reducing mpox cases at 14 days or longer after the first dose; however, the effectiveness was lower in people living ...

Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an entry in Wikipedia, it is highly relevant today. Understanding the ...

Guinea worm is on course to become the second human disease eradicated after smallpox, with only 10 human cases reported worldwide in 2025. View on euronews ...

William Foege, a leader of one of humanity’s greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died. Foege died Saturday in Atlanta at the age of 89, according to the Task ...

President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Freedom to Dr. William Foege, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who helped lead the effort to eradicate smallpox, during a ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity's greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died. Foege died Saturday in Atlanta at the age of 89, ...