Leprosy is an ancient disease, a biblical curse and, even in the 21st century, a cultural shame so severe that in some countries, patients are sent to live in isolated colonies or tossed out of their ...

Leprosy can be caused by two different bacteria, one of which was only identified in 2008. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images This age-old neglected tropical disease, which is still ...

In recent weeks, you may have seen alarming headlines about how leprosy might become “endemic” in Florida. As a physician in Florida who specializes in treating leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease ...

Though it's been around for nearly 3,500 years, scientists are still missing many basic facts about the disease. In the wild, one of the only known carriers of Mycobacterium leprae, the bacteria that ...

The physician-scientist contributed to advances in understanding and treating the ailment now also called Hansen’s disease.

The discovery of Mycobacterium lepromatosis suggests leprosy was present in the Americas long before Europeans, altering the ...

Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is rare in the U.S., but cases are on the rise in Florida. (frank600/Getty Images) Leprosy may sound like an affliction from a bygone era, but the disease — ...