Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: It's Time To Remember How We Beat Measles Before; Why Men In Groups Bring Out The Worst In One Another
On Oct. 12, Pennsylvania confirmed its sixth measles-associated death this year. The state’s outbreak has spread to dozens of counties, sickened over 1,200 people, and put 176 in the hospital. More than 4,400 confirmed cases of measles have emerged across America this year, the most in more than three decades. (Raj Panjabi, 10/21)
Why do men in groups behave this way? (Kate Manne, 10/20)
When National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya started laying out his plans in 2025, he emphasized replication as part of the gold standard for science. In March, he launched the $850,000 Replication Prize for replicating high-impact areas of biomedical research. During his confirmation hearing, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested a replication effort worth 20% of the NIH’s $47 billion budget. (Mark Louie F. Ramos, 10/21)
We can prepare young women for the real world without repressing their liberty. (Jessica Grose, 10/21)
This fall, like every other, I tried to game the flu season. My goal, always, is to get my vaccine at just the right moment: before the first cases pop up, yet late enough so that its protective effects last beyond the holidays and well into January or February, when infections tend to peak. (Lisa Jarvis, 10/21)
