Viewpoints: Far Too Little Is Known About Perimenopause; Patients Can’t Use Health Care If It’s Unaffordable

Newsweek: Unveiling Perimenopause—A Call To Action For Millennial Women 
In women's health, there's a phase often glossed over, hidden away in quiet conversations and veiled discomfort: perimenopause. It's a phase that catches many women unprepared and ill-equipped. But it's time to cast off the shroud of silence and ignite a revolution in women's health, especially among the trailblazing millennials—to forge a path of informed autonomy and empowerment. (Sadhvi Siddhali Shree and Alyssa Milano, 5/30)

The Boston Globe: Getting A Grip On Health Care Costs 
The health care bill passed by the Massachusetts House earlier this month provides a strong foundation for policy makers to address important questions: How can we help financially struggling community hospitals? How can we enhance state oversight of health care transactions to avoid another debacle like Steward’s bankruptcy? And perhaps most importantly, how can we ensure health care is affordable? (5/30)

Stat: The Pandemic Treaty Must Support Building Strong Health Systems 
As the 77th World Health Assembly takes place this week, negotiations around the Pandemic Treaty are front and center of conversations. The treaty has been beset by delay and misinformation. The vested interests of pharmaceutical companies, lobbying groups, and conservative British broadcaster Nigel Farage bleating about “defending sovereignty” are threatening to derail the treaty process entirely. (Vanessa Kerry, 5/31)

Modern Healthcare: What’s Ailing Primary Care? An Ongoing Lack Of Investment
Access to primary care in the U.S. has worsened over the past decade, and a lack of investment is to blame. This drop in access impacts all Americans, in communities large and small, urban and rural. Wait times to see a primary care clinician take up to one month on average and are likely much longer for those trying to establish care for the first time. More than 25% of American adults and more than 10% of children have no regular source of care, another statistic that has worsened over the last decade, despite expanded insurance access from the Affordable Care Act and other federal programs. (Dr. Yalda Jabbarpour, 5/31)

Stat: Protect Mothers Being Treated For Opioid Addiction 
Pregnant people and new mothers who are being treated for opioid addiction often have to fight to keep their children out of the hands of child protective services. But it’s a fight they shouldn’t have to face. (Arthur Robin Williams and Judith Cole, 5/31)