Boston Globe Features GW Professor On Article On Iodine Levels in Pregnant and Nursing Women

Alex Stagnaro-Green, MD, MHPE, professor of medicine and professor of obstetrics and gynecology, was featured in the Boston Globe for his article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association calling for iodine supplements for pregnant and nursing women in the US.

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