Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Hantavirus Cruise Ship Outbreak Is A Global Warning; Should Everyone Be On A GLP-1?
The Washington Post: The Hantavirus Outbreak Is A Warning The World Cannot Ignore
The virus will not be another covid-19. But it does show how unprepared the world remains. (Lawrence O. Gostin, 5/7)
The New York Times: We’re At The Dawn Of The Ozempic Era — And It’s Really Weird
One in eight American adults is taking GLP-1s. What does that mean for how we relate to our food, bodies and one another? (Ezra Klein, 5/8)
Stat: More Men Should Go Into Nursing
While the number of Americans in need of care keeps rising, many health systems are struggling to find qualified nurses. The demand for qualified nurses is projected to increase nationwide, with nearly 200,000 annual job openings expected. This is driven, in part, by a mass exodus of nurses reaching retirement age. At this critical juncture facing our nation’s health systems, men remain an untapped group whose recruitment into nursing could make a difference. (Nicholas A. Giordano, 5/8)
The Boston Globe: I Became A Doctor At 72. Our Medical Career Paths Are Broken.
My nursing career made me a better doctor, but also showed where our training system fails. (Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft, 5/8)
Stat: New Medicare Medical Device Approval Pathway Leaves Behind Children
In late April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Food and Drug Administration announced the Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device, or RAPID, coverage pathway. On paper, it is exactly what the medical device community has been asking for: a synchronized process that could deliver Medicare national coverage as soon as two months after FDA market authorization, rather than the year or more families and manufacturers currently endure. (Kolaleh Eskandanian, 5/8)
