In the fall of 1918, Edward Kidder Graham, the president of the University of North Carolina, tried to reassure anxious parents. The Spanish flu was spreading rapidly, but Graham insisted the ...

The deadliest pandemic in modern history killed tens of millions, yet its aftermath quietly transformed economies, labor, and everyday life. From lockdown failures and mass graves to rising wages, new ...

A common myth during many plagues, but most specifically the bubonic plague, was that only the poor got sick and died. This classist ideology had people believing for centuries that the wealthy were ...

In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately.

The U.S. health secretary told USA Today that he believed the flu jab was a “potential culprit that I cannot rule out” for his spasmodic dysphonia ...

Real Madrid punched their tickets to the Spanish Super Cup final thanks to a history-making performance from midfielder Federico Valverde. The Uruguayan, who was once again forced to fill in a right ...

Holders Barcelona thrashed Athletic Club to reach the Spanish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia. The 15-time winners scored four goals in 16 minutes to put the game beyond doubt at half-time. That made ...

The Supercopa de Espana for 2024/25 began on January 8 in Saudi Arabia and ended in Barcelona celebrations. The showpiece in Jeddah was a memorable one, with seven goals, one red card and some big VAR ...

"Everyone seems to be ailing these days," right? That line would sound current in the past few weeks, where 2026 kicked off with a record surge in flu cases and an overhaul of vaccine requirements.

For the first time in its more than 60-year history, the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) did not go out as scheduled because of a communications pause at federal health agencies ...