The New York Times reports that the famous medical researcher Johan Hultin has died. His discovery in the 1950s of a frozen victim of the 1918 flu pandemic, in Alaska, gave scientists the opportunity to map the virus’s genetic material.
The New York Times reports that the famous medical researcher Johan Hultin has died. His discovery in the 1950s of a frozen victim of the 1918 flu pandemic, in Alaska, gave scientists the opportunity to map the virus’s genetic material.
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A report from The Atlantic details how preserved lung tissue from victims of the 1918 flu pandemic paints a picture of why the second wave of the virus was so much deadlier than the first.
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A series of letters written during the 1918 flu pandemic, obtained by The University of California, Los Angeles, give insights into how society coped during the health crisis of the time.
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A 102-year-old woman was infected with the Spanish flu in 1918 and then she tested positive last May for COVID-19 at her assisted living facility, reports the Telegram & Gazette.
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A report from PBS News Hour examines the circumstances that led some schools to stay open during the 1918 flu pandemic.
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A local New Hampshire news channel interviewed a 102-year-old survivor of the 1918 flu, who recently recovered from the coronavirus.
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Frances Jordan Banks, who was born during the 1918 flu pandemic and later served as a US Army nurse in World War II, died on June 2.
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An article in the Smithsonian Magazine warns that there is danger in comparing the flu pandemic of 1918 to the current crisis.
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Responses to the Spanish Flu could have implications for how to proceed with social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic, Bloomberg News reports.
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In an effort to educate the public about previous health crises, PBS is streaming a documentary on the 1918 influenza epidemic, and another on the polio vaccine.
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In late 1918 the world faced a deadly pandemic, the Spanish flu. One mountain town, Gunnison, Colorado, managed to avoid this global health threat by enforcing strict precautions.
Read MoreNew research on the 1918 flu pandemic in two remote regions of North America could help improve current health policies.
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