When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.

A groundbreaking study reveals that leprosy was present in the Americas thousands of years ago, challenging the belief that ...

Well-preserved genomes show a “rare” leprosy strain thriving in ancient Chile, rewriting when and where Hansen’s Disease ...

Hansen's Disease, more commonly known as leprosy, is a chronic disease that can lead to physical impairment. Today it exists ...

The discovery of Mycobacterium lepromatosis suggests leprosy was present in the Americas long before Europeans, altering the ...

That feature is excerpted in a June 1941 issue of Carter G. Woodson’s “Negro History Bulletin,” referring to Ball’s achievement and untimely death. Joseph Dutton, a well-regarded religious volunteer ...

In 1910, over 600 leprosy sufferers were living in Molokai. This policy overwhelmingly affected Native Hawaiians, who accounted for over 90% of all those exiled to Molokai.

From cascading waterfalls, pristine white sand beaches, verdant rainforests and craggy volcano peaks, you might be wondering ...

For over a hundred years, the isolated peninsula on Molokai’s north shore has been home to roughly 8,000 with Hansen’s disease, formerly known as leprosy. A cure was found in the 1960′s ...

In 1910, over 600 leprosy sufferers were living in Molokai. This policy overwhelmingly affected Native Hawaiians, who accounted for over 90% of all those exiled to Molokai.