Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Politicians Rightly Oppose Trump's NIH Grantmaking Grab; Amid Shortage, California Stalls Hundreds Of Nurses
The Washington Post: Scientific Research Is An Economic Blessing. Keep Trump Cronyism Out.
Congress has already rebuked the president on this issue multiple times. (9/23)
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Nurses Are Ready To Work In San Diego — But State Won’t Let Them
Over 400 trained graduates have been formally notified their applications are on hold. (Mikhail Shneyder, 9/21)
Stat: A Doctor And Measles Survivor On The Disease’s Return
When I was in kindergarten in 1961, I survived a near-fatal case of measles. One of my siblings caught it, then another, and then me. They recovered quickly, but my clearest memory of that period is my father carrying me to our station wagon and rushing me to the hospital. I stayed for a month, part of it in a coma, my blood pressure dangerously unstable. (Jewel Mullen, 9/24)
Stat: Where Does Precision Medicine For Preventive Cardiology Go Next?
Earlier this month, Novartis released the top-line results of Lp(a) HORIZON, its highly anticipated Phase 3 trial of pelacarsen. Pelacarsen held promise as potentially the first approved therapeutic targeting lipoprotein(a), a genetically determined cholesterol particle strongly associated with heart attack and stroke risk. (Vishal Khetpal, 9/24)
Los Angeles Times: The Cruel Politics That Pit Struggling Americans Against Each Other
Restricting food aid is a cynical tactic by elite lawmakers to keep vulnerable citizens divided. (LZ Granderson, 9/18)
