This particular island is no holiday resort. It's uninhabited, steeped in history, and has been abandoned for more than 60 ...

Historians are working to shine a light on Alice Ball’s legacy and contributions to an early treatment of a dangerous and ...

SOMETIME around 740 BC, Uzziah, King of Judah, bought himself leprosy with the currency of haughtiness. He wanted to ...

Kalaupapa Peninsula sits on Molokai’s northern coast, cut off from the world by towering sea cliffs and rough waters. From ...

SUBAIR MOHAMMED delves into the condition of living of over 2,000 inhabitants of Oko-baba Destitute Home, located in the Ebute Metta (East) area of Lagos State. Residents shared their worries and ...

"Through such trials, the human soul is sculpted into something beautiful," a patient once told Swiss dentist Julien Grivel, ...

Culion, at that time, was not a typical tourist destination. It was known as a leper colony—or the “island of no return”—as many individuals afflicted with the dreaded disease were ...

Don't miss the Reveal Trailer for ARK: Lost Colony, a new original expansion pack developed by Studio Wildcard for ARK: Survival Ascended. Players will be greeted with new challenges as the tables ...

Ark: Lost Colony is the first original expansion pack for Ark 1 remake Ark: Survival Ascended, and its reveal trailer, below, was produced by anime studio Mappa (Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan ...

By the early 1970s, the island’s role as a leprosy colony had ended. Today, the Chapel of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary stands as a reminder of the sacrifices made, the faith upheld, and the love shared ...

Jamshedpur: In a major relief to the residents of Punjabi Refugee Colony and Leprosy Ashram, Jamshedpur East MLA Purnima Sahu’s persistent efforts have yielded positive results. Following her ...