Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Could HRT For Menopause Be Key In Fighting Dementia?; Pros And Cons Of European Vs. US Healthcare
The Washington Post: Hormone Replacement And Dementia: Did My Mom Pay The Price?
My mom gave up her hormone-replacement therapy. I wonder if things could have been different. (Sarah McBride, 11/3)
Stat: What It’s Like To Move To Europe For Free Health Care
Tuesday, at exactly 7 a.m., I arrived at my general practitioner’s office, in the basement level of his house, two blocks from mine in Mellieħa, Malta. There are six chairs in the waiting area. Ikea, I think. People note who got there first and go in, in turn. On his desk, there’s an ancient laptop with a big monitor running a vaguely Y2K version of Windows. He wears a digital Casio watch I remember my dad having in the 1980s. My American doctor’s office had a water feature. (Mariska Breland, 11/4)
The Washington Post: The Best Part Of Science Might Be What Rattles You
It’s uncertain why blood pressure medicine works. That’s no reason to reject it — or other discoveries. (Stuart Firestein, 11/3)
The Boston Globe: Seniors In Nursing Homes Need A Cost-Of-Living Raise, Too
MassHealth personal needs allowance hasn’t increased since 2008. (11/4)
