Charnel chaos, forgotten by the outside world, was Hawaii’s leper settlement on Molokai Island when in 1873 a young Belgian named Father Damien (Joseph De Veuster) begged his bishop to send him there.

In a major global public health milestone, Chile has become the first country in the Americas to be officially verified by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating leprosy disease. The ...

Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu identified 2,291 new leprosy cases from April to December 2025 – a 20% increase from 1,899 cases detected in the same period in 2024, according to the Directorate of Public ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The history of the country shows how slavery once controlled Black lives but even after emancipation, harmful associations followed African Americans. This was true especially in ...

Jordan became the first country in the world in 2024 to be officially verified by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating leprosy, even as several countries, including India, continue to ...

Leprosy cases in Florida are increasing, with 36 cases reported so far this year compared to 20 in the previous year. Also known as Hansen's disease, leprosy is a bacterial infection that is curable ...

A case of leprosy has been reported in Leon County, Florida. Leprosy, also known as Hansen's Disease, is rare in the U.S. and is curable with antibiotics. The disease does not spread easily, and the ...

Systematic efforts are required to eliminate stigma, that are often seeded by fear, misinformation or ancient beliefs, and to remove the discriminatory attitudes towards those affected. The Supreme ...

Last Sunday I heard a sermon about the 10 lepers Jesus healed, and the one who returned to thank Jesus (Luke 17:11-19). Much was said about gratitude, but then the preacher said, “Jesus saw the lepers ...

Our readings today focus on healing, specifically healing from leprosy. Naaman the mighty Syrian is healed by Elisha (the prophet in Samaria) and the ten lepers on the borders of Samaria and Galilee, ...

When Sharadindu Ghosh* was young, he was taught not to speak about his father’s leprosy. He, like many others, grew up in the lanes of Jamuria Leprosy Colony, in West Bengal, facing stigma and ...

European colonizers were thought to have brought leprosy to the Americas, but a new study reveals it existed there for thousands of years and was spread by a recently discovered bacteria species.