Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
Reveal: 911, Please Hold
America’s 911 dispatchers are straining under pressure, leaving thousands of callers waiting during emergencies. (Duncan, 5/23)
The New York Times: They’ve Heard The Warnings. Gen Z Is Tanning Anyway.
A new survey on sun habits from the American Academy of Dermatology found that only 25 percent of Gen Z respondents (ages 18 to 29) reported concern about developing skin cancer in their lifetime, compared with 39 percent of the general population. What’s more, 20 percent said that getting a tan was more important than preventing skin cancer, compared with 14 percent of the overall group. (Alpert, 5/25)
North Carolina Health News: Giving More Teeth To Public Health In Dentistry
Deamonte Driver was just 12 years old in February 2007 when he died from a brain infection. The cause? An untreated tooth abscess that could have been prevented had his mother not encountered so many barriers to getting her son dental care. (Blythe, 5/28)
Stat: Is Death Optional? Inside The Big Business Of The Longevity Movement
At a longevity festival, founders and biohackers swap blood tests, brain scans, and plans to live forever: How cheating death became big business. (Todd, 5/27)
The Wall Street Journal: Inside Putin’s $26 Billion Quest For Longevity
From mini-pigs and organ printing to cryotherapy and genetics, Russia’s president has turned antiaging research into a Kremlin priority. (Pancevski, 5/28)
