Yet now the theory is central to our understanding of why many diseases occur, as well as to how they can be prevented and cured. In a new book, Thomas Levenson, a professor of science writing at MIT, ...

Asclepiades of Bithynia, influenced by Epicurean philosophy, pioneered medical innovations and foreshadowed the principles of germ theory.

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 ...