Hope Ferdowsian

Apr 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | Hope Ferdowsian |Gene Baur

The Food and Drug Administration revealed last week that it had found traces of the bird flu virus in 20% of a nationally representative sample of commercially sold pasteurized milk. That announcement is the latest evidence that we are witnessing the uncontrolled spread of the highly pathogenic H5N1 disease. This month, bird flu, which has been found on dairy farms across nine states, was detected in a dairy worker in Texas.

Apr 30, 2024 | msnbc.com | Hope Ferdowsian |Gene Baur

The Food and Drug Administration revealed last week that it had found traces of the bird flu virus in 20% of a nationally representative sample of commercially sold pasteurized milk. That announcement is the latest evidence that we are witnessing the uncontrolled spread of the highly pathogenic H5N1 disease. This month, bird flu, which has been found on dairy farms across nine states, was detected in a dairy worker in Texas.

Jul 20, 2023 | austinchronicle.com | Hope Ferdowsian

John Rawls, a prolific writer about social justice, wrote that the benefits and greatest protections in society should be given to the most vulnerable members. Children working in the agriculture sector certainly fit that definition, and easing child labor regulations will not serve them or the U.S. well. We should all be concerned about the direction policymakers are taking on child labor laws.

Jan 24, 2023 | harvardpublichealth.org | Hope Ferdowsian

I first read biologist Rachel Carson’s cautionary tale of a silent spring as a medical student in the late nineties. Her lyrical prose provided me with an ecological view of health that was missing from my medical school textbooks. Later, her words became as important as my stethoscope to understanding medicine, and grounded my public health career. She made me realize that how we treat other humans, animals, and the planet translates to how much we harm or safeguard our own health.