Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Trump's New Vaccine Policy Puts The World At Risk; Can These Treatments Defy Death?
Stat: Trump’s New Vaccine Policy Could Have Global Ramifications
At a time when global vaccination coverage remains fragile, exporting doubt about vaccines may be as consequential as exporting policy itself. (Krutika Kuppalli, 8/13)
The New York Times: An 8 P.M. Bedtime, Oxygen Chambers, Blood Tests Galore. What Would You Do For A Longer Life?
The tech mogul Bryan Johnson is trying to design the blueprint for defying death. (Ross Douthat, 8/13)
The Boston Globe: Expand Training Programs For Entry-Level Health Care Jobs
Hospitals need workers, but colleges can’t accept enough students. (8/13)
Stat: Statin Misinformation Is Spreading Fast. How Can We Disrupt It?
Can accurate information reach patients through an information environment increasingly shaped by voices outside medicine? (Paul Martin Jensen and Avi Tuschman, 8/13)
Stat: Lindsay Clancy And The Unfinished Science Of Postpartum Mental Health
Clancy’s case exposes the challenges of identifying which women are at greatest risk and recognizing early when a patient is deteriorating. (Jamie Maguire, Lauren M. Osborne, and Jennifer Payne, 8/12)
