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

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Foege in 1990: although his worldwide vaccination scheme initially met with some resistance, it was crucial to the worldwide ...

H. Foege, a former CDC director who helped eradicate smallpox and whose health work saved millions of lives, died Saturday in ...

Dr. William Foege has a laundry list of accomplishments that include serving as director of the CDC, receiving a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and leading the push to eradicate smallpox.

William Foege, a leader of one of humanity’s greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died ...

This year it’s COVID-19. But years ago, particularly among Native Americans, the feared disease was smallpox. Bernie Webb, formerly of Carrington, N.D., and now of Gettysburg, S.D., sent a report ...

An FDA-approved vaccine for smallpox and mpox is effective but causes side effects. The other requires multiple doses. An experimental single-dose vaccine uses the horsepox virus to harness the ...

DEADLY smallpox, which claimed the lives of an estimated 500 million people in the 20th century, could help trigger the next pandemic, experts fear. The highly contagious virus – known medically as ...