Courtesy: NARA Officials in Philadelphia knew what was coming their way. All through September 1918 they had seen reports coming out of Boston of a virulent, deadly influenza. In fact, the ...

There is a cemetery in a small railroad town in northern Ohio where I grew up that tells a sliver of the story of the great ‘Spanish’ influenza pandemic ... in the city of Philadelphia during ...

Philadelphia reported its first case of bird flu found in an ill snow goose. Health officials say the threat to Philadelphia from H5N1 "remains low." Residents are urged to stay away from wild ...

Sep 29, 2024 Sep 29, 2024 Updated Oct 2, 2024 The pandemic changed attitudes toward — and practices for —deaths, funerals and burials more than any time in decades. What had been days-long ...

Philadelphia struggled mightily with the coronavirus pandemic as one of the nation’s largest hot spots. Like elsewhere in the country, this meant closing the city’s theaters, performing arts ...

Data: VisionZero Philadelphia; Chart ... But last year's fatal crash rate is still well above pre-pandemic levels: 22% of severe crashes in 2023 were fatal, compared to 17% in 2019.