Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Different Takes: Keeping Pregnancy Private Is Nearly Impossible; Why Is Preeclampsia So Prevalent In Florida?
I’m a health-privacy scholar, so I know that pregnant individuals are of particular interest to retailers because their purchasing habits change during pregnancy and after birth. (Anya E.R. Prince, 10/10)
The prevalence of preeclampsia, a life-threatening hypertensive disorder of pregnancy that features high blood pressure, is rising in South Florida, posing a threat to many mothers and infants. (Giselle Carre, 10/10)
In honor of International Day of the Girl Child, we are bringing awareness to an issue that uniquely challenges girls and women: period poverty. The Journal of Global Health Reports states that more than 500 million experience period poverty. (Breanna and Brooke Bennett, 10/11)
