Not Just for Pirates Anymore: Could Scurvy Be An Underreported Disease Of Poverty?

 Aired on New England Public Radio, May 2015
Poverty often leads to a poor diet, and poor diets can lead to a host of health problems. Doctors in Springfield, Massachusetts, think they’ve identified a diet-related condition that many thought disappeared hundreds of years ago. If their research proves correct, it could be quite common.
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