Todd Perry, an employee at the University of Texas Medical Branch, is fitted with a protective mask during a fit test. Ronald Whitmore of the Department of Environmental Health and Safety checks the fit of masks designed to protect employees.

The Daily News reports on the biological threat brewing in Asia during 2005. Experts worried a new virus would spread between humans and could rival a 1918 flu that hit Galveston hard.

How something so simple can be so deadly
One of the simplest, most marginal life forms holds the power to kill millions of people.
August 29, 2005 - News - By Marty Schladen

New flu strain has disease experts worried
As an infectious-disease expert at the University of Minnesota, Michael Osterholm predicted the outbreak of West Nile virus while many of his peers dismissed it.
August 28, 2005 - News - By Marty Schladen

A few guns, not many bullets in flu arsenal
There is at least one clear difference between today’s avian flu and the Spanish flu in 1918: Medical technology has marched ahead another 87 years.
August 28, 2005 - News - By Marty Schladen

UTMB at the vanguard of fighting disease
On Aug. 10, I had the privilege of presiding over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Galveston National Laboratory.
August 28, 2005 - Guest Column - By Dr. John D. Stobo

Should you panic? Scientists say no
If the avian flu does come, is it sure to kill on a scale similar to the Spanish flu of 1918? Should people panic?
August 28, 2005 - News - By Marty Schladen

Spanish flu epidemic hammers island
In October 1918, as the Spanish flu rumbled across the country, Galveston shook.
August 28, 2005 - News - By Marty Schladen

Special Reports

UTMB Recovers
Efforts continue to restore UTMB to its status before Hurricane Ike.

Judge Under Fire
U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent resigns from prison.

Hurricane Preparedness
The key to surviving a hurricane is planning.