December 27 Boston reports 454 new cases of influenza in a single day. The epidemic will continue its lethal campaign into 1919, ultimately killing upwards of 600,000 people. It will be deemed the ...

New York City’s spike in deaths amid the COVID-19 pandemic this spring was comparable to the death toll at the peak of the 1918 flu pandemic, a study published in JAMA Network Open found. Researchers ...

The coronavirus pandemic has created what feels like an unprecedented situation in the District: Schools are closed, hospital workers are overwhelmed, and the region’s iconic public spaces are empty.

On Oct. 5, 1918, the city health department issued this warning: “Avoid persons with colds.” Dr. Max C. Starkloff, health commissioner, knew that wasn’t nearly enough. Two days later, with Mayor Henry ...

A new strain of coronavirus is being compared to the deadly 1918 Spanish flu outbreak, but some of the comparisons are missing key context. While a number of articles and social media posts have ...