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"Bobby Unleashed” is the West Wing’s midterms motto, according to reporting by Politico. But what exactly is Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. being unleashed to do? Because the biggest MAHA policy reforms have run into that familiar Washington foe: old-fashioned bureaucracy. And while many Americans still do want to “Make America Healthy Again,” there are now plenty of other concerns competing for voters’ attention. (Abby McCloskey, 9/8)

As experts in infection prevention and clinical sustainability, we think there are several changes that can be made to reduce waste while keeping patients safe. Chief among them: In most cases, it is unnecessary to use gloves to administer a flu shot. (Cassandra Thiel and Preeti Jaggi, 9/8)

Much of the confusion turns on the structure of a death certificate, which most people have never had reason to learn. Part 1 lists the chain of events that led to death, with the immediate cause on the top line and beneath it the conditions that produced it, ending in the underlying cause that started the sequence. (Jake Scott, MD, 9/3)

Overcrowding has for too long been accepted by hospital administrators as the “new normal.” (Jonathan Olshaker and Scott Weiner, 9/8)

Youth sports need to do a lot more to prevent repetitive head trauma. (Leana S. Wen, 9/8)