Exclusive Investigative Report: Harvard’s Pediatric Nutrition Star Comes Under Scrutiny for Conflicts of Interest
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“It is still unclear how all of these conflicts do not raise ethical flags for Harvard.”
Breastfeeding
Detroit Moms of Color Gather to Boost Breastfeeding
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A breastfeeding association has released a new video, joining several efforts over the past few years to raise the volume on the hindrances to breastfeeding in the black community nationwide.
Breastfeeding
Formula Marketers Put Pediatric Academy in the Bag
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Undercutting the American Academy of Pediatrics’ stance on promoting breastfeeding, an infant-formula maker’s bag, given by hospitals for free to new mothers, is emblazoned with the academy’s logo inside and out.
Black Maternal Health
‘Baby-Friendly’ Hospitals Bypass Black Communities
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Very few of the maternity wards that have won a seal of approval for providing breastfeeding support are located in communities with a significant population of African Americans, a Women’s eNews analysis finds.
Breastfeeding
New York City Pushes Back against Infant Formula
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New York hospitals provide formula to supplement breastfeeding at a rate that puts them among the highest in the nation. The city’s Latch On NYC initiative is an attempt to change that.
Commentary
Steubenville-Style Tech Puts Rapists on Gotcha
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Murphy has no patience for hand wringing over the release of the Ohio rape-case video. These technological advances, she says, give a huge boost to rape prosecutors who currently put a mere 2 percent of alleged rapists in jail for even one day.
Health & Science
Infant-Formula Companies Milk U.S. Food Program
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The U.S. is joining a global consensus about the public-health importance of breast milk. But a federal agency with huge sway over infant nutrition still distributes more than half the infant formula sold in the nation. A special investigation of infant formula and WIC.
Commentary
This Breastfeeding Survey Belongs in Diaper Pail
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For a long time, Abbott Labs was the only provider of data about infant feeding habits. At a certain point the CDC took over. But a new mother–who also happens to be a reporter–finds Abbott Labs still sends official-sounding surveys to gather market data.
Commentary
If Roe Falls, States Ready to Curb or Ban Abortion
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The Center for Reproductive Rights studied what would happen if Roe v. Wade fell and protection for abortion was left up to the states. In a report issued Thursday, the group finds a majority of states would ban the procedure.