Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Healthcare System Is Failing In Multiple Ways; Congress Can Protect The CDC — And America's Health
Chicago Tribune: Healthcare Is More Badly Broken Than Political Leaders Admit
Raise your hand if you have affordable, accessible healthcare. Anyone? Yeah, that’s what I thought. With independent studies showing that close to half of all Americans struggle to afford healthcare, I expect I got the rest of you with the addition of the word “accessible.” (Marj Halperin, 8/28)
Stat: We Resigned In Protest From CDC A Year Ago. Problems Still Remain
One year ago, we jointly submitted our resignations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each of us had been tested as we tried to protect our communities and the agency we loved, but we realized we could no longer remain quiet under this administration. (Debra Houry, Daniel Jernigan and Demetre Daskalakis, 8/28)
The Boston Globe: Lindsay Clancy Is An Outlier. But When Should Women Worry?
The case has captivated millions. Let’s use that attention to better understand postpartum mental illness. (Kara Bettis Carvalho, 8/27)
Stat: A Medicare Code Isn’t Enough To Resuscitate Primary Care
Beatrice (not her real name) is here to see me after her fall, but our visit doesn’t end there. I watch the security footage of the fall on her phone, check her head to toe, and plan a pain regimen that won’t worsen her gastritis. And then I tackle her renewed anxiety, adjust her thyroid medication, offer an overdue vaccine, and plan for our nurse to check in later that week. (Ishani Ganguli, 8/28)
Bloomberg: Why Oura And Whoop Are Bound For IPO Glory
Biotech stocks are performing well as investors bet that AI will speed up drug discovery and save billions of dollars in research costs. (Shuli Ren, 8/26)
The Boston Globe: For A Cancer Patient, The Day Is A Series Of Waiting Rooms
A morning at Dana-Farber reveals the strange common ground of cancer: the waiting, the uncertainty, and the small moments of humanity in between. (Joan Wickersham, 8/28)
