Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Maternity Deserts Are Failing US Families; Are Abortion Pill Reversal Claims Free Speech Or Medical Misinformation?
The New York Times: You Can’t Be Born Here. You Can Only Die.
The existential pain of losing birth services. (Jessica Grose, 5/6)
The Boston Globe: Is It Free Speech--Or Dangerous Malpractice?
Abortion was back in the headlines this week — on Monday, the Supreme Court issued a temporary stay on a lower court ruling to restrict nationwide access to the drug mifepristone, which is used in most medication abortions, until May 11. But in the flurry of coverage, you may have missed another important abortion-related Supreme Court decision, one that speaks to a broader brewing conflict between consumer protection and free speech. (Mary Ziegler, 5/7)
The New York Times: Why So Few Babies? We Might Have Overlooked The Biggest Reason Of All.
We can’t be certain — and that’s the point. (Anna Louie Sussman, 5/7)
Bloomberg: Hantavirus Outbreak On Cruise Isn’t Cause For Panic
A suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean has all the hallmarks of a nightmare scenario: A handful of people have fallen gravely ill, three have died, and nearly 150 people are stuck off the coast of Cape Verde while global health experts are scrambling to understand — and stop — the infections. (Lisa Jarvis, 5/5)
Stat: Eugene Braunwald Transformed Cardiology, Practice Of Medicine
Eugene Braunwald, who was widely recognized as “The Father of Modern Cardiology,” died on April 22 at the age of 96. When I first learned about his death, I thought about our many conversations — particularly the two major visions he told me that he had for his career. (Lawrence K. Altman, 5/7)
