For years, he tried to expose the Tuskegee syphilis study, but no one would listen. By Maggie Jones One afternoon in the ...

Tony Newberne is a high-risk myeloma survivor. He is also a CPT, dietary manager, and patient advocate for several nonprofits ...

The Minnesota politician presents a riddle for historians. He was a beloved populist but also a crackpot conspiracist. Were ...

The tonsils also contain a lot of white blood cells, which are responsible for killing ... The lingual tonsil is found at the base of the tongue on its back surface. Collectively, these tonsillar ...

Paleogenomics has finally solved a question that has puzzled researchers for decades: Where did syphilis come from?

In spring 1495, the Italian campaign of Charles VIII of France was interrupted by an intense outbreak of an apparently ...

But there's evidence that 15th-century colonialists spread Syphilis worldwide. Syphilis and Christopher Columbus have more in common than you might think. Both touched down on new continents and ...

This documented epidemic is now interpreted to be the first historical account of syphilis. The origin of syphilis is the subject of a decades-long debate. The late 15th century outbreak occurred ...

Syphilis was soon rampant across the Continent and beyond, but its origins continued to be fiercely debated, with some historians claiming it was actually home-grown. Now, scientists have carried ...

Accusatory finger-pointing about the scourge, syphilis, began almost immediately. The Italians called it “the French disease”; the French called it “the Neapolitan disease”; the Russians ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – Syphilis rates are approaching a near-historic high in Spokane County, prompting warnings from health officials for adults to be aware of their sexual health status.