It's a confounding question on the lips of disease detectives: Why have the only deaths from the swine flu outbreak happened in Mexico? Investigators also want to know why the disease has killed young ...

Michael Osterholm, University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy director, was driving to the ...

Editor’s note: This story concludes a two-day series begun Sunday on the local impact of the 1918 Spanish flu outbreak that killed hundreds in southwest Montana and millions worldwide. ANACONDA — By ...

A pair of lungs preserved over a century ago from a deceased Spanish flu patient has helped unravel the genetic adaptations undergone by the virus to spread across Europe during the start of the 1918 ...

The arc of their life is often invoked in a viral social media post that resurfaces during moments of crisis. It is a reminder, we’re told, that “perspective” matters. And it does. But in 2025, ...

Often overshadowed by World War I, the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic devastated populations across the globe. We dive into the impact, medical challenges, and social consequences of this deadly virus.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on May 9, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. Not everything Woodrow Wilson did as U.S. president ...

The Spanish flu of 1918 and 1919 became a worldwide pandemic that consumed the lives of many a young person beginning to find their footing in the world.

From 1975: Midnite Mines Inc. announced that it had uncovered new uranium deposits on its claims on the Spokane Indian Reservation. This came on the heels of an announcement a week before by the ...

The world is divided by war. Influenza outbreaks smolder in livestock herds and bird flocks for years. The public is deeply skeptical of the value of medical interventions. Public health agencies ...