Jimmy Carter took great pride in pointing out that the United States didn’t start any new wars during his term as president. But after he left office, he launched a war against “neglected” diseases — ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, who has been working for years to eradicate Guinea worm disease, says there were only 25 human cases of the illness reported worldwide in 2016. The former president said ...

Children collect daily family water needs from new boreholes, which supply filtered water free of guinea worm larvae. (Photo by Louise Gubb/Corbis via Getty Images) This week, the world celebrated the ...