Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: With Flu Season Upon Us, Where Is The CDC?; Here's Why Many Psychiatric Diagnoses Overlap
The Boston Globe: The CDC Is Absent From Flu Season. Here’s A Guide.
What one doctor tells family and friends who are asking for help. (Ashish K. Jha, 10/5)
The New York Times: I Was Labeled Bipolar, Depressed, O.C.D. Here's Why.
More than half of people who qualify for one diagnosis also qualify for another during their lifetime. (Maia Szalavitz, 10/5)
The New York Times: I Know Christa Pike's Medical History. What Tennessee Did Is Unforgivable.
Lethal injection failures are not glitches; they are features of the process. (Joel Zivot, 10/4)
The Washington Post: Medicare-For-All Is Back. Now Comes The Hard Part.
Democrats are reviving an old idea. Now they have to define it and pay for it. (Elisabeth Rosenthal, 10/5)
Stat: Energy Drinks Deserve Far More Public Health Scrutiny
In a single generation, energy drinks have conquered the beverage world. Starting as an upscale version of the humble NoDoz pill, then sugared up for guzzling, they are now the caffeine jolt of choice for the sluggish and the sleep-deprived. In an odd commercial convergence, they have also hooked up with the burgeoning wellness movement by adding favorites like ginseng, vitamins, and amino acids to the mix, making the energy drink seem like a friendly sports drink. Presto! An $85-billion-a-year (and growing) global market is upon us. (Kent Sepkowitz, 10/5)
Stat: Could AI Ever Win A Nobel Prize? Human Scientist Ponders The Question
On Monday morning, the Nobel Prize for medicine was announced. This year, I wonder: Will Claude or a future artificial intelligence agent ever win the most prestigious award for medical discovery? (Jeffrey S. Flier, 10/5)
