Richard Conniff is the author of “Ending Epidemics: A History of Escape From Contagion.” Lawrence O. Gostin is a law ...

The move to exit the WHO is historic and controversial. The U.S. has long been the most generous provider of humanitarian ...

The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health ...

President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, raising concerns about the U.N. agency's ...

James Earl Carter Jr. will never go down in the history books as a great president. The difficult circumstances during his ...

James “Jimmy” Earl Carter, 39th United States president and former Georgia governor, passed away on Dec. 29, 2024.

As a legislator, governor, president and ex-president, he confronted the prejudices that were so much a part of where and ...

Former President Jimmy Carter’s public health legacy – at home and abroad – was driven by empathy and an enduring faith in ...

Hattiesburg native, Don Denard said he didn't have to wait to hear those stories because he was with the president often at a ...

The World Health Organization leader worked with Carter for 20 years to fight the world's "neglected" diseases. After ...

The Nobel prizewinner worked tirelessly with wife Rosalynn Carter to eradicate Guinea-worm disease.

Around 50 family and friends witnessed the last public display of honor for Carter when the motorcade arrived around 5 p.m.