Debbie Isley

“Babies are Cheaper than Cows!” How Children Once Regularly Contracted Tuberculosis from Milk and the Decades Long Public Health Push to Eradicate Bovine Tuberculosis

At the turn of the 20th century, tuberculosis-infected milk was killing children. Despite the odds, the U.S. launched a shockingly successful campaign to eradicate bovine TB. I started a Substack, here is my first post!

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Struggling for Breath: The Diphtheria Outbreak in the Snoqualmie Valley, 1889-1890 Diphtheria was among the most feared contagions of the late 19th century. Families could lose multiple children to the respiratory illness in a matter of

In light of the RFK Jr. nomination to HHS, I think a reminder about the history of some now vaccine-preventable childhood illnesses is in order. Here is a piece I wrote for a local blog about one of the worst: diphtheria. livingsnoqualmie.com/struggling-f...