Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Healthy Cooking Classes Don't Decrease Obesity; AI Health Advice Simultaneously Risky And Accurate
The Washington Post: This Solution To Obesity Doesn't Work. America Still Eats It Up.
Eat better. Exercise. And learn to cook? (Aaron Carroll, 11/9)
Stat: Accurate Medical Advice From AI Can Still Be Dangerous
Artificial intelligence is delivering health guidance at an unprecedented scale. Every week, more than 300 million people ask ChatGPT health questions. Now, the federal government is moving AI deeper into medical care to communicate directly and autonomously with patients. Chris Klomp, the nominee for deputy secretary of Health and Human Services, has called AI in patient care the agency’s “holy grail” for improving the nation’s health. (Jessica Fishman and John L. Jackson Jr., 11/10)
Stat: U.S. Needs Plan To Strengthen Every Facet Of Biotech Ecosystem
China just announced a new five-year plan that designates biotechnology as a national “pillar industry” and aims to displace the United States as the world’s biotech leader. Those ambitions threaten one of America’s defining competitive advantages — and they demand an urgent response. (John F. Crowley, 11/10)
The New York Times: They Were Married For Decades. Then The Hallucinations Began.
After 50 years of marriage, John found himself caring for his wife, an art curator grappling with Parkinson’s. (Stephen P. Neary, 11/10)
