Meanwhile, Gye’s painstaking research led him to propose a two-factor theory of cancer, which he described in The Lancet in ...

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 ...

For years, a primary metaphor for the internet has been the “town square,” an endless space for free expression where everyone can have their say. But as scaled digital platforms have grown to ...

The blogger was previously known for claiming to have cured her son's autism diagnosis. The video echoes a growing trend of germ-theory denialism. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. A blogger ...

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 ...

I was also skeptical at first, until i actually started researching the topic. If it sounds crazy then invest the necessary time to actually research the "no virus" theory. Click to expand... No, if ...

Editor’s note: This year What If?, our annual collection of scenarios, considers the future of health. Each of these stories is fiction, but grounded in historical fact, current speculation and real ...

Germ theory is foundational to modern medicine and public health. It holds that some human diseases are caused by microscopic organisms—bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites—that spread between ...

An anti-vax blogger went viral after she shared a video licking grocery store surfaces. The blogger was previously known for claiming to have cured her son's autism diagnosis. The video echoes a ...