Mapping Global Disease Outbreaks
This interactive map maintained by the Council on Foreign Relations plots disease outbreaks around the world that have occurred over the past three years. Note some of the largest dots on the US map...
View ArticleMorning Reads: Wal-Mart Moms Strike; Snowden’s Email to NSA Lawyers
Good morning — and happy Friday! Here are some of the stories we’re reading as we push toward the weekend… Fight starts next week –> At MoJo, Tim McDonnell previews the Obama administration’s new...
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Why Do So Many Young Americans Misunderstand Vaccination?
In 1954, 1.8 million children participated in the Salk polio vaccine trials. (Photo: March of Dimes) Since the end of December, 114 people from seven states have been reported to have measles, part of...
View ArticleMapping Global Disease Outbreaks
Use an interactive map from the Council on Foreign Relations to plot vaccine-preventable outbreaks around the world. Continue reading The post Mapping Global Disease Outbreaks appeared first on...
View ArticleMorning Reads: Wal-Mart Moms Strike; Snowden’s Email to NSA Lawyers
A roundup of some of the stories we're reading this morning at Moyers & Company HQ. Continue reading The post Morning Reads: Wal-Mart Moms Strike; Snowden’s Email to NSA Lawyers appeared first on...
View ArticleWhy Do So Many Young Americans Misunderstand Vaccination?
Dr. Jonas Salk's discovery of a polio vaccine was supported by a nation-wide commitment to ending the disease. Today, measles is making a comeback as some parents exclude their children from...
View ArticleDo I Have to Wear That Mask?
A 1905, Mass. Supreme Court handed down a judgement that allows states to pass laws for the “health, peace, morals, education and good order of the people.” This order remains the law of the United...
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