Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
Two sisters, one in Lisbon and the other in New Jersey, show how Portugal provides a promising if imperfect model for improving a nation鈥檚 life expectancy. (Sellers and Martins, 10/17)
Weak rules and industry power have allowed ultra-processed products on the menu. Lunchables altered two of its products to meet federal school lunch standards. (Bernstein, Weber and Keating, 10/17)
In many states, adoption lawyers are pushing a new legal strategy that forces biological parents to compete for custody of their children. (Hager, 10/16)
Many of the factors that predispose men to breast cancer are similar to those for women. (Awan, 10/18)
More than a chill tropical greeting 鈥 an exotic salutation used in place of hello and goodbye 鈥 aloha is defined by state law as 鈥渕utual regard and affection鈥 and extending 鈥渨armth in caring with no obligation in return.鈥 ... 鈥淎loha, it鈥檚 not always happy and sunshine and rainbows," said Kaliko Kaauamo, 37. "Sometimes having aloha is screaming and crying and being there to hold people in their grief.鈥 (Jarvie, 10/19)
A transgender woman joined Kappa Kappa Gamma for support. But she became the target of conservatives and a lawsuit by some sorority sisters to kick her out. (Wan, 10/14)