New research suggests that plague was present in the Middle East nearly a century before the Black Death. A new study ...

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The DNA of Yersinia pestis bacteria has been found in a Bronze Age sheep, offering a clue to how the plague may have spread ...

In Britain alone, the Black Death wiped out up to half of the population when it struck between 1348 and 1350. But now, new research has found that the plague may actually have been present in ...

Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before the Black Death, a new study shows. Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that ...

Heart disease is a leading cause of death among Black Americans. Learn how to advocate for yourself and take charge of your heart health.

Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a flu-like virus linked to rodent droppings. Here’s what ...

Black Kansans die at higher rates of seven of nine leading causes of death than all other Kansans. Advocates say now is an ...

Likewise, Black death rates for colon, breast ... despite a 5% lower likelihood of being diagnosed with the disease. Endometrial cancer cases continue to increase among Black women by 2% per year.

In the United States in 2022, heart disease and stroke killed more people than all forms of cancer and accidental deaths.

Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before the Black Death, a new study shows.

Cancer deaths among Black men and women in the United States have declined during the past decade in the United States, a new ...