Not a Doctor

  • U.S. alleges foreign aid groups committed “fraud”

    The State Department said, without citing evidence, that foreign assistance was cut because funds may have been misused. The U.S. Agency for International Development recently canceled at least $1.3 billion in humanitarian aid — most of it food and nutrition for people on the brink of famine. Less than half of it was later un-canceled.…

    Melody Schreiber

  • Is it safe to drink milk?

    And what about hamburgers, cheese, and eggs during this bird flu outbreak? Welcome to Not a Doctor. I’m Melody Schreiber, a journalist and the editor of What We Didn’t Expect: Personal Stories About Premature Birth. There’s a lot of disquieting, rage-inducing, and just plain bad news out there right now, and unfortunately, the infectious disease beat isn’t any…

    Melody Schreiber