Amy Cohen examines the contradicting behavior of two famous Philadelphians in a time of grave crisis

In this photo essay Kyle Cassidy introduces us to the people who are standing between their neighbors and the global pandemic, using their bodies, minds, and labor as shields  

Amy Cohen examines the impact of yellow fever and how the epidemic shaped Philadelphia

In this essay Paul Steinke shares his resilient grandmother’s experience during the pandemic of 1918

The Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia examines the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19 with a multimedia exhibition, walking tours, and a chorus-led parade up Broad Street. Kimberly Haas has the story

Contributor Sam Dunnington examines disease outbreaks in Philadelphia and the individuals that helped the city navigate its most deadly epidemics

In honor of “Fever: 1793” airing tonight on 6ABC, Harry Kyriakodis gives us some insight into the epidemic that brought Philadelphia to its knees–and led to the first public health laws in the nation. Twenty thousand citizens fled to the countryside, including members of the federal government, but merchant-shipper Stephen Girard chose to stay

The second episode in the multi-part documentary “Philadelphia: The Great Experiment” airs this Wednesday at 7:30 on 6ABC. “Fever: 1793” is the complicated story of the American capital under siege by a disease no one understood, a moment that will define the city for decades to come