Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Gen Xers More Likely To Have Cancer Than Baby Boomers, Study Finds
As they head into their golden years, Gen-Xers are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than the generation born before them, the Baby Boomers, a new National Cancer Institute study finds. If current cancer trends continue, the paper published this month in JAMA Network Open concludes, 鈥渃ancer incidence in the U.S. could remain unacceptably high for decades to come.鈥 What鈥檚 driving the projected rise in rates of invasive cancer remains an open question. (Cohen, 6/20)
For some people with depression, finding the right medication can be a process of trial and error lasting for months or even years, which can worsen symptoms. But what if doctors, when diagnosing someone with depression, could assess exactly how depression is affecting a patient鈥檚 brain and prescribe a treatment that gets it right the first time? (Rogers, 6/20)
As temperatures continue to rise, so will cases of migraine headaches. That鈥檚 the latest from聽a new study聽helmed by University of Cincinnati College of Medicine researchers. (Boyce, 6/20)
Classes ending in June means boundless joy for kids, right? Not if they鈥檙e among the 30 million students who qualify for the federally-assisted meal program and who now likely face 鈥渟ummer hunger鈥濃攖he result of food-insecure families losing access to the free breakfasts and lunches their children rely on at school throughout the rest of the year, bringing more anxiety, health issues, and academic decline. (Greenfield, 6/21)