Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Different Takes: Could Women In US Be Tested For Abortion Meds?; Time To Look At Long Covid Differently
The New York Times: In Poland, Testing Women For Abortion Drugs Is A Reality. It Could Happen Here.
Nearly three years ago, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal effectively ended legal abortion in the country. Since then, the Polish government has vigorously repressed the nation’s reproductive rights movement and ramped up surveillance of women who are suspected of terminating their pregnancies. (Patrick Adams, 9/14)
McClatchy: Good Reason To Doubt Honesty Of New Antiabortion Group Getting Kansas Taxpayer Money
Does truth matter to Kansas’ antiabortion conservatives? The question pops up — once again — because State Treasurer Steven Johnson last week announced that a newly-formed nonprofit group, the Kansas Pregnancy Care Network, was being picked to run the state’s new $2 million “Alternatives to Abortion” program. KPCN was chosen over two other out-of-state bidders that met eligibility requirements. (Joel Mathis, 9/14)
Stat: Long Covid Needs A New Name — And A New Frame
Long Covid goes by many names. Today, it is no longer a new public health enigma, but the outlook for sufferers is no better than when the condition was first recognized in early 2020. Although its prevalence has recently decreased to 6% of the U.S. adult population, there has been no significant progress in understanding its causes, prevention, or treatment. Long Covid still looms as the national health disaster many predicted. (Steven Phillips and Michelle A. Williams, 9/14)
The New York Times: As a Doctor, a Mother and the Head of the C.D.C., I Recommend That You Get the Latest Covid Booster
As a doctor, a mother and the head of the C.D.C., I would not recommend anything to others that I wouldn’t recommend for my own family. My 9- and 11-year-old daughters, my husband, my parents and I will all be rolling up our sleeves to get our updated Covid-19 vaccines along with our flu shots soon. I hope you and the people you care about will do the same. (CDC Director Mandy K. Cohen, 9/13)
