Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Antibiotic Underuse, Not Just Overuse, Is A Problem; How To Connect Beyond Therapy-Speak
Stat: In Parts Of The World, Antibiotic Overuse Isn't The Problem -- Underuse Is
Low- and middle-income countries are often portrayed as the worst offenders of antibiotic underuse, but a new study upends that narrative. (Peter Beyer, 8/18)
The New York Times: I'm A Psychiatrist. I'm Hearing Something New From Young Women.
I’ve been listening to girls every day for years, and I’ve learned a few things that can help parents, therapists and anyone else who struggles to communicate with young women as they describe some form of distress. (Suzanne Garfinkle-Crowell, 8/18)
Stat: 8 Steps To Making Surrogacy More Ethical For Everyone Involved
Famed bioethicist Arthur Caplan offers eight suggestions to make surrogacy more ethical for everyone involved. (Arthur L. Caplan, 8/18)
The Boston Globe: AOC Froze Her Eggs. I Didn't — And I Don't Regret It.
Freezing eggs can expand a woman’s options. But it can’t give her control over the one thing she wants most: her reproductive future. (Marcela Garcia, 8/14)