Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
“Heartbreaking.” “Devastating.” “Difficult and challenging.” Such are the words used by health care workers, government officials and former U.S. Agency for International Development employees to describe the impact of the agency’s dissolution last year. (Baram, 3/11)
As "political depression" enters public discourse, therapists are encouraging people to engage with their communities. (Sanders, 3/8)
Eccentric though it might seem for a clinician to send someone out fishing, this kind of social prescribing, as it’s known, has become an important trend in health care around the world. (Dickson, 3/12)
With longevity comes the opportunity for an extended sex life, which some seniors find by staying active and open-minded. (Pearson, 3/6)
“Keep the family healthy.” Those were some of the last words Clifford Thomas’ mother said to him. But in Albany, a town with a health care monopoly and no Medicaid expansion, staying healthy is a luxury that many are priced out of. (Campbell, Toral and Rodríguez Pons, 3/9)