Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
Old antibiotics are losing effectiveness — and new ones aren’t being discovered fast enough. Our best hope to save lives may be AI. (Krieger, 12/10)
Drugmakers are moving to sell their medicines directly to patients, abandoning the middlemen they have long relied on. The shift is a huge departure from how pharmaceutical companies including Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Pfizer have sold drugs for decades and threatens the multibillion-dollar business of firms that have traditionally filled prescriptions. (Loftus, 12/8)
More and more countries are legalizing medically assisted death. But even as the concept gains acceptance, there are difficult, unresolved questions about who should be eligible. (Nolen, 12/9)
A head-to-toe guide to the many unexpected symptoms of the midlife transition. (Astor, 12/10)
After years of misdiagnoses and unexplained symptoms, Annie Sedoric finally discovered the rare condition that was reshaping her body: acromegaly. (Zimmerman, 12/6)
In case you missed it —
Mistrust is rooted in lived experience, medical racism, systemic neglect, and a history that still shapes Black patients’ choices. (Durham, 12/2)
We asked experts to break down the top 10 questions about how the transplant system works — and why equity matters. (Durham, 11/13)
