There are few scientific advances that have had such a dramatic impact on the course of human history as the theory that ...

In recent months, the U.S. government has taken steps to defund and dismantle key infectious disease programs, including a National Institutes of Health lab that has contributed to groundbreaking work ...

Strange as it may seem, early germ theorists could tell us a lot about today’s attitudes toward climate change. While researching for a new book about the history of emerging infections, I found many ...

September 25 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the most important scientist you’ve never heard of. His name was Agostino Bassi, and he was the first person to identify the specific ...

Infectious disease epidemiology plays an important role in understand the biology of a pathogen and disease progression at a population level. A number of intrinsic and extrinsic factors play role in ...

I am stunned by the irony of two articles that appeared alongside each other in the Metro section of Saturday’s Globe. The first, “Health experts say germ theory denial explains RFK Jr.’s views,” ...

Germ denial is a worldview that questions the foundations of modern medicine and public health. Whether we are in clinic rooms, community forums, family gatherings, or online discussions, engaging ...