A pensioner has died from a cholera-like disease a century after the epidemic was wiped out in the UK. The dad-of-two, who was in his 80s, deteriorated after he fell ill at home with sickness and ...

Cholera is a bacterial infection of the small intestine that is spread through ingesting contaminated food or water. The illness is rare in the United States due to modern water and sewage treatment ...

Playwright Colin Murphy introduces his new play, Miasma, a 19th century medical detective story with lessons for our own time, touring to 'august institutions and unusual venues' this April and May.

A pensioner has tragically passed away from a disease similar to cholera, a century after the epidemic was eradicated in the UK. The father-of-two, in his 80s, saw his health decline after falling ill ...