A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

President Trump mixed up two different Black Caribbean countries at a Black History Month event at the White House on Wednesday, suggesting that he couldn’t care less about them or the event.

Friday the 13th is a famously unlucky date. Even though some people dismiss it, these horrible events happened on this day throughout history.

The disease affected millions, but to this day has not been satisfactorily explained. The symptoms were pretty distressing.

A leading U.S. health official on Sunday urged people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states and as the United States is at risk of losing its measles ...

Here’s something to bark about. Experts say a respiratory virus that originated in man’s best friend could be a major threat to public health. Canine coronavirus, also known as CCoV, is associated ...

The Spanish Flu was one of the deadliest pandemics the world has ever seen – so how was one sleepy Colorado town able to escape unscathed? Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 14, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Front page flashback: Jan. 15, 2022 ...

WASHINGTON, Spokane — Dr. Jack Wolfson, a cardiologist based in Scottsdale, Arizona, but available for virtual appointments worldwide, is addressing the rising concerns about alcohol-related deaths ...

Rob and Michele Reiner’s official causes of death have been revealed. The director of “The Princess Bride” and his wife died from “multiple sharp force injuries,” the Los Angeles County Medical ...

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are a leading cause of the “chronic disease pandemic” linked to diet, with food firms putting profit above all else, global experts have warned. Writing in The Lancet ...