A chapter in JFK Jr.'s book about germ theory has shed new light on just why U.S. health policy is being changed.

A year ago, the long-time anti-vaccine advocate and current US health secretary famously told The New York Times that a ...

Live Science spoke with author Thomas Levenson about his new book on the history of germ theory.

When you don’t believe in germ theory, the world is your oyster—or maybe your bathtub. Over the weekend, America's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., shared pictures on social media ...

Kings and Generals continues its Victorian Era series - supported by Paradox Interactive and Victoria 3 - with a look at 10 major events that defined the 19th century. From the First Opium War and ...

Pasteur, who was also a pharmacist and microbiologist, would eventually gain worldwide renown for his contributions to germ theory, the discovery of vaccines and the process that bears his name ...

Germ theory wasn't accepted throughout history, but once it was, it paved the way to vaccines that could prevent disease by stopping germs in their tracks. | Credit: Jackyenjoyphotography via ...