Dr. William Foege has a laundry list of accomplishments that include serving as director of the CDC, receiving a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and leading the push to eradicate smallpox.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A ward in the Hampstead Smallpox Hospital, circa 1820 - Hulton Archive/Getty Images When Dr William Foege died earlier this month, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity’s greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died.

More than four decades after smallpox was eradicated, scientists are reassessing the legacy of that public health triumph.

Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an entry in Wikipedia, it is highly relevant today. Understanding the ...

During the Revolutionary War, more American soldiers died from disease than from musket shot. One out of every three soldiers infected with smallpox died. In the cramped conditions of military ...

William Foege, a leader of one of humanity’s greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity's greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died. Foege died Saturday at the age of 89, according to the ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity's greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died. Foege died Saturday in Atlanta at the age of 89, ...

President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Freedom to Dr. William Foege, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who helped lead the effort to eradicate smallpox, during a ...