Infant Formula vs. Breast Milk – How We Can Bridge the Nutrition Gap
We speak with Dr. Patrick Shih, a researcher who’s discovered a new way to replicate compounds found in breast milk that’ve eluded the industry for decades.
Medical Notes: The Common Antibiotic That Increases Your Risk of Death, Stop Getting Your Information From TikTok, and Why Night Shifts Are Bad for Your Health
Lifesaving medication that can turn deadly. TikToker’s aren’t doctors. Working on the night shift may be causing you extra stress. Is plant formula the new breast milk?
Medical Notes: Cold Plunge for Your Heart Health, Why New Mothers Shouldn’t Use THC, and This Year’s Historic Hurricane Season
We may be able to reverse antibiotic resistance. Is 2024 the year of natural disasters? New mothers should think twice before using cannabis. Do you need to take a cold shower?
Medical Notes: December 4, 2022
Scientists have found new information on the effects of pregnancy. Then, a key element in fighting cancer can be found in the forest. Then, a new paper in the journal, Endocrinology, is the first to show how men and women respond differently to vascular insulin resistance. And finally… can you think with only half a brain?
Medical Notes: November 27, 2022
Air pollution may be killing more people than previously thought. Then, Science is giving us one more reason to drink wine. Then, Can air particles cause a heart attack? And finally… One of the first studies to research how Covid-19 affects older infants shows positive results.
Breastfeeding May Be Natural, But That Doesn’t Mean It’s Easy
One response to the formula shortage told women to ‘just start breastfeeding again,’ but Dr. Karen Federici explains why that’s not as simple as it sounds.
The Shrinking Human Jaw
Over the last 8,000 years, the human jaw has been getting smaller due to an increasingly soft diet and a lack of jaw exercise. The result is an epidemic of crooked teeth and serious health consequences, as two experts explain.
Exceptional Breastfeeding
Most infants are breastfed in the US today, but breastfeeding often doesn’t look the way most of us think of it, as a result of adoption, same sex marriage, and other changes in parenting. An expert discusses some of the hurdles and challenges to getting infants the best nutrition possible.
