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 ...

While violent crime and poverty rates have declined, struggles with overdose deaths and homeless remain, Pew's annual "State ...

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 ...

The U.S. Census Bureau says that between July 2023 and July 2024, Philadelphia gained 10,500 residents, a 0.7% increase from 2023. Philadelphia’s population after the COVID-19 pandemic dropped ...