Breast-Feeding Boost: Fewer Hospitals Handing Out Free Formula

Breast-Feeding Boost: Fewer Hospitals Handing Out Free Formula

Fewer U.S. hospitals send new mothers home with free infant formula, but the overwhelming majority still engage in the practice, to the dismay of breast-feeding proponents, a new survey finds. To determine if the number of hospitals distributing industry-provided formula had changed since her 2007 survey, Anne Merewood of Boston University School of Medicine followed…

National Influenza Vaccination Week is December 7 to 13

National Influenza Vaccination Week is December 7 to 13

As long as flu viruses are spreading, it’s not too late to get a vaccine to protect yourself, according to theCenters for Disease Control (CDC). That is whyNational Influenza Vaccination Week is held from December 7 to December 14. “Flu season typically peaks between December and February, but significant activity can occur as late as…

National Influenza Vaccination Week

National Influenza Vaccination Week 2014: Interview with HHS Region 3 Administrator Paxman

For National Influenza Vaccination Week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dalton G. Paxman, PhD, FCPP, Regional Health Administrator for the mid-Atlantic region, where he oversees public health initiatives for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Dr. Paxman is a Fellow here at The…