Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
The Washington Post: They Turned To Exercise To Cope With Grief. Here’s Why It May Help.
Scientists are beginning to study the ways that exercise can help bereaved people navigate loss. (Penman, 8/25)
The Washington Post: They’re About To Enter College. But First, They Have To Learn Sign Language.
At Gallaudet University, a school for deaf and hard of hearing students, not everyone shows up knowing ASL. A program offers help. (Solano, 8/26)
On aging —
The New York Times: ‘Intrinsic Capacity’: The Most Important Longevity Term You’ve Never Heard Of
Intrinsic capacity is quickly becoming a preferred way to measure and assess human aging. (Smith, 8/26)
The New York Times: At 97, A Holocaust Survivor’s Life On The Upper West Side
He was only 12 when he lost most of his relatives. After liberation, he came to New York. He’s been in his current apartment since the 1970s, and half a century later the primary reason he is still able to live under his own roof is because of the help he gets from a grass-roots organization called Lifeforce in Later Years.(Gibson, 8/26)
From around the world —
Bloomberg: How Senegal’s Peanuts Are Fueling A Deadly Liver Cancer Crisis
A fungus turns the crop into a carcinogenic time bomb. This Senegalese scientist says he can fix that. (Thompson, 8/24)
The New York Times: Mass Mortality and Infected Mammals: Australia’s Bird Flu Fears Come True
Bird flu is sweeping across Australia, devastating its unique birds and mammals, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. Already, mass mortality events have killed more than 1,000 birds, and the disease has crossed into seals. (Chung, 8/25)
The New York Times: Man Who Told Of A Childhood With Wolves Dies At 80
Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja said he lived in the wild for about 11 years with the help of wolves and other animals. (Livni, 8/24)
