Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Mixed Vaccine Messaging Is A Midterm Liability; Title IX Adds Another Layer To The Cornell Rape Case
Stat: Measles Could Be A Midterm Liability For Republicans
As physicians, we’ve spent our careers giving parents the information they need to protect themselves and their families. As former members of Congress, we’ve helped our party promote sound public health policies. But right now, both of those commitments are being tested. (Larry Bucshon and Michael C. Burgess, 10/19)
The New York Times: This Is One Of The Saddest Facts About The Cornell Rape Case
Campus rape investigations are often riddled with problems — but eliminating them would be much worse. (Emily Bazelon, 10/17)
Stat: Assisted Suicide For Mental Illness Should Be An Option
I can’t count how many times my mother attempted suicide. It first happened when I was 15, in 1999. The final time — when she actually died — came when I was 32, in 2016. (Torie Bosch, 10/19)
The Washington Post: My Sister Showed Me The Possibility Of After-Death Communications
A 2023 Pew Research study that found 34 percent of Americans report having felt a dead family member’s presence in the past year, and 15 percent report having received a more straightforward communication from the dead. The University of Virginia School of Medicine has a department that studies these phenomena. The Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS), which researches the possibility of consciousness surviving the body, calls them ADCs — after-death communications. (Mark Wagner, 10/18)
The Boston Globe: Why I Went Public About My Parkinson's Disease
Alarmingly, Parkinson’s is also the fastest-growing neurological disorder in the world: Globally, the number of people with Parkinson’s rose from about 2.5 million in 1990 to nearly 12 million in 2021, and might be more than 25 million today. (Santhana Krishnan, 10/18)
