By News on the Net -- The Gateway Pundit——Bio and Archives--December 28, 2023
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Successful public health campaigns and medical advances have enabled
the United States to conquer a range of disfiguring and damaging
diseases. Polio, which paralyzed thousands of Americans annually, was
wiped out by widespread vaccinations. In 1999 the nation’s last hospital
for lepers closed its doors in Louisiana. A global campaign eradicated
smallpox, while lethal tuberculosis, the “consumption” that stalked
characters in decades of literature, seemed beaten by antibiotics.
Measles outbreaks still occur from time to time, but they are small,
local, and easily contained. ---More...
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