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)