Now is the time to get your flu shot, Philadelphia health commissioner says 02:23. But in reality, she says the flu is much worse, miserable in fact.

In the week ending October 5, some 2,600 people in Philadelphia had died from the flu or its complications. A week later, that number rose to more than 4,500.

Flu kills. Not so much the 2016-2017 season, though, which is peaking in terms of numbers in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, but remains relatively mild in terms of severity, according to the city ...

Gayle Mendoza, with the Philadelphia Health Department, says this is the second time bird flu has been detected in a live market. "Those markets at that point are shut down," Mendoza said.

In September 1918, Philadelphia held a planned Liberty Loan Parade to promote the government bonds that were being issued to pay for World War I. But the parade took place when the pandemic ...

The brutal toll taken by the flu that claimed 20,000 lives in the city has not been forgotten as Philadelphia braces for the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. An anti-spitting sign posted on ...

The claim: Philadelphia prematurely ended its citywide lockdown to throw a parade; a spike in flu cases followed. As many states open after months of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, some ...

Philadelphia reported its first case of bird flu found in an ill snow goose. Health officials say the threat to Philadelphia from H5N1 "remains low." Residents are urged to stay away from wild ...

The Philadelphia Bureau of Public Health had issued a bulletin about the so-called Spanish Influenza as ... owing in part to the depletion of their employee ranks due to flu. On October 19, ...

Gayle Mendoza, with the Philadelphia Health Department, says this is the second time bird flu has been detected in a live market. "Those markets at that point are shut down," Mendoza said.

The Flu in Philadelphia Share: Copy Link Men dig a mass trench grave for the victims. Courtesy ... At Philadelphia Hospital, 75% of medical and support staff were overseas.