In February 1926, residents of Dickinson, N.D., were a lot like the Badlands at the edge of town — rugged, tough and not easily rattled. But that winter, 100 years ago, a medical ...

Despite well-established links between pathogens and chronic illness, the U.S. government continues to weaken public health measures to treat and prevent infectious diseases — a strategy that will ...

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In the early 20th century, a mysterious disease swept across the world, leaving millions unable to move, speak, or react—fully conscious but trapped in their bodies. Known as encephalitis lethargica, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My 28-year-old son is in the hospital. He hasn't been acting like himself for a few weeks (not sleeping nor eating well), and he suddenly had four seizures. The doctors are worried ...

Penny Marshall’s minor classic Awakenings, a box office success with a trio of Oscar nominations, arrives on 4K Ultra HD with a solid restoration. The bonus features are scant and don’t include ...

A new study published in JCI Insight provides evidence that a little-studied virus called human pegivirus (HPgV) may be present in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease and could be linked to ...

Japanese encephalitis virus continues to spread in Australia. It has been detected in the country’s mosquito and arbovirus surveillance programs, as well as in feral pigs and commercial piggeries in ...

A terrifying illness that dominated the world for an entire decade is still leaving doctors perplexed. Half a million people lost their lives to the mysterious disease, which saw some patients undergo ...

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