Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: US Cuts Gave Ebola Outbreak A Head Start; Price Controls Risk Drug Innovation
Bloomberg: Containing Ebola Is Hard. The US Made It Worse
A rapidly unfolding Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a reminder of the value of maintaining robust global disease surveillance and response systems — and the dire consequences of weakening them. (Lisa Jarvis, 5/19)
Chicago Tribune: Price Controls On Medicines Are Stymieing Innovation. Trump's Plan Will Make It Worse.
Proponents of price controls are wagering that savings on medicines will outweigh the lost benefits. The opposite is true. (Tomas J. Philipson, 5/20)
Stat: Is It Perimenopause? Or Just Aging?
In recent years, people are increasingly blaming perimenopause for a constellation of symptoms: weight gain, hair loss, brain fog. But does the evidence support this point of view? (Torie Bosch, 5/20)
Stat: ‘Nicotine-Free Generation’ Policies Are The Best Way To Regulate Tobacco
Banning tobacco sales to people born after a certain date is the most compassionate, strategic approach. (Henry L. Dorkin and Katharine Silbaugh, 5/19)
The Boston Globe: Women Aren't 'Under-Babied'
The Trump administration’s obsession with America’s fertility rate is racist, delusional, and misogynistic. (Renee Graham, 5/17)
