Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: No Direct Link Between Pediatric Hepatitis And Covid; What's Driving Anorexia Up?
As it has been said of war, first impressions are often wrong. The public may lose interest in the disease if it disappears, but the professionals, knowing the disease may reappear, must be patient in uncovering its origins, even if it takes years. (Cory Franklin and Robert Weinstein, 4/20)
Freeman, the author of a riveting new memoir, 鈥淕ood Girls: A Study and Story of Anorexia,鈥 became sick during the 1990s, but over the last few years, the incidence of anorexia, which predominantly affects preteen and teenage girls, seems to have gone up. (Pamela Paul, 4/20)
A 2023 study published in Preventive Medicine found that there is a clear correlation between screen time and suicidality among young people. (Yaron Litwin, 4/20)