Maryn McKenna is a journalist who specializes in public health, global health and food policy. She is the author of Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats.
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Charting A Path To Deliver The COVID-19 Vaccine
Once a COVID-19 vaccine is approved in the United States, the hard work of getting it produced and distributed begins.
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A Dangerous Fungal Superbug In Hospitals Worldwide
There’s a new infectious yeast in town and we’re almost out of drugs for it.
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How Antibiotics Beefed Up The Chicken Industry
In her new book ‘Big Chicken,’ journalist Maryn McKenna uncovers how the overuse of antibiotics created the current chicken industry.
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Which Came First: The Chicken Or Antibiotic Resistance?
In her new book, Maryn McKenna unspools the misuse of drugs, and chronicles how food animals may have created bacteria more resistant to human medicine.