Breastfeeding Has Been the Best Public Health Policy Throughout History Joan Y. Meek, The Conversation Politics & Economics, Science & Medicine Breastfeeding has long been the gold standard for infant nutrition. The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,...
Ebola’s Predecessors: What These Five Epidemics Can Teach Us Mark Wien Medicine, Science, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture Media portrayals of Ebola paint a stark picture—hazmat suits, mass graves, evacuations. But what do past worldwide epidemics have to teach us? Medical student Mark Wien examines epidemiology’s history lessons.
