In the last days of the 1400s, a terrible epidemic swept through Europe. Men and women spiked sudden fevers. Their joints ached, and they broke out in rashes that ripened into bursting boils. Ulcers ...
That the arrival of Europeans in the New World in 1492 led to a massive shift in the ecological landscape and has been widely accepted for the past 50 years. Suddenly a trans-Atlantic exchange — maize ...
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new study that found women giving birth in the U.S. are three times more likely to have syphilis today than they were approximately ...