Researchers from the universities of Basel and Zurich have used a historical specimen from UZH's Medical Collection to decode ...

Spain's normally cooler northern regions faced unusually high temperatures over two months, with dozens of extreme heat alerts and rising concerns about the impact of ongoing heatwaves.

Researchers from the universities of Basel and Zurich have used a historical specimen from UZH's Medical Collection to decode ...

The Spanish flu came in three waves. In most places, the first wave in the summer of 1918 was considered a typical seasonal outbreak, not that widespread with mainly the elderly succumbing to it.

Flu season isn’t over yet. Cases are overall down from their peak at the end of December but are still considerably elevated nationally. Cases have plateaued, but February is historically one of ...

The Story of the Spanish Flu Ended Before the Virus Did. The Same Is Happening With the Covid Pandemic. This isn’t the first time society has struggled to make sense of the long tail of a pandemic.

About 675,000 people died in the United States during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and many of those public health lessons can apply to the current COVID-19 pandemic.

The “Spanish” flu was first found in U.S. soldiers and popped up in Europe and Asia in March of 1918. It was a form of an avian flu originating in birds. While the first wave was mild, the ...

The next official cases, and the first instances of what health authorities now call community transmission, would hit the NT in November 1919, during Australia's second wave of the Spanish flu.

A first wave that wasn’t too bad, then the second wave came through. It’s a little more politicized now.” “We didn’t have television or radio,” her mother chimed in.

A first wave that wasn’t too bad, then the second wave came through. It’s a little more politicized now.” “We didn’t have television or radio,” her mother chimed in.