Arsenic in our Food (and Public Health Laboratories)
By Surili Sutaria, senior specialist, Environmental Health, APHL Over a year ago consumers expressed outrage following a Dr. Oz episode on arsenic levels in apple…
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Proof of the Value of Newborn Screening at Every Milestone
By Nancy Maddox, writer “I was nervous. I was scared. I thought, ‘What’s wrong with my baby?’” said Kristen Vanags. It was November 2006, and…
My Global Experience as a Public Health Microbiologist
By Sally Liska, DrPH Being a public health microbiologist can mean more than just working at the lab bench helping diagnose communicable diseases or being…
Unlocking My Unselfish Gene
By Sharon Master, Biological Sciences Bureau Chief, Scientific Laboratory Division, New Mexico Department of Health If I were yanked off the street five years ago…
Into the Wild: Lab Edition
By Samantha Case, APHL/CDC EID Training Fellow, Arctic Investigations Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention It looks like a scene from one of the…
British Invasion – My Career in Public Health
By Andrew C. Cannons, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB), Laboratory Director, Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories, Tampa “What do you want to be when you grow…
What We’re Reading—Earth Day Edition
By Michael Heintz, Senior Specialist, Environmental Laboratories, APHL As we near the end of Earth Day 2013, I always wonder if the momentum from the…
Happy Earth Day — There’s Still More to Do
By Surili Sutaria, Senior Specialist, Environmental Health, APHL Today marks the 43rd Earth Day – a day to celebrate the place we all call home. Every year,…
Newborn Screening Saves a Future NBA Star
By Nancy Maddox As a registered nurse working in the neonatal intensive care unit, Chantel Murray knows a lot about babies. When her son Christian…
The Difference between County and State Health Departments (from a Newbie’s Perspective)
By Kayleigh Jennings, APHL/CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory Fellow, Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories- Tampa Have you ever wondered why so many health departments…