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First Edition: May 26, 2017

Morning Briefing

NOTE TO READERS: KHN’s First Edition will not be published May 29. Look for it again in your inbox May 30. Here’s today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

Patients Seeking Aid In Dying Driven More By Psychological Suffering Than Physical Pain, Study Finds

Morning Briefing

“It’s what I call existential distress. Their quality of life is not what they want.” says researcher Madeline Li, an associate professor at University of Toronto. Today’s other public health news stories cover so-called “conversion therapy,” Zika, tuberculosis, fitness trackers, knee arthritis and “high-intensity” drinking.