Category: Letters to the editor

  • Opinion: STAT readers respond on the ethics of gender-affirming care for minors, the new food pyramid, and more

    Opinion: STAT readers respond on the ethics of gender-affirming care for minors, the new food pyramid, and more First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others. To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues raised in First…

  • Opinion: STAT readers respond to essays on miracles, vaccines, and more

    Opinion: STAT readers respond to essays on miracles, vaccines, and more First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others. To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues raised in First Opinion essays, STAT publishes selected Letters to…

  • Opinion: Is new insurance company downcoding long overdue or a travesty? STAT readers weigh in

    Opinion: Is new insurance company downcoding long overdue or a travesty? STAT readers weigh in First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others. To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues raised in First Opinion essays, STAT…

  • Opinion: STAT readers on gun silencers as public health measure, ‘lived experience,’ and more

    Opinion: STAT readers on gun silencers as public health measure, ‘lived experience,’ and more First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others. To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues raised in First Opinion essays, STAT publishes…

  • Opinion: STAT readers weigh in on fake CPR, a Nobel Peace Prize for Trump and Operation Warp Speed, and more

    Opinion: STAT readers weigh in on fake CPR, a Nobel Peace Prize for Trump and Operation Warp Speed, and more First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others. To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues raised…

  • Opinion: STAT readers debate involuntary commitment, Sarepta, and more

    Opinion: STAT readers debate involuntary commitment, Sarepta, and more First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others. To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues raised in First Opinion essays, STAT publishes selected Letters to the Editor…

  • Opinion: STAT readers weigh in on marijuana-related vomiting, drug prices, and more

    Opinion: STAT readers weigh in on marijuana-related vomiting, drug prices, and more First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others. To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues raised in First Opinion essays, STAT publishes selected Letters…

  • Opinion: STAT readers on vaccines, research funding cuts, and organ donation

    Opinion: STAT readers on vaccines, research funding cuts, and organ donation First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others. To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues raised in First Opinion essays, STAT publishes selected Letters to…

  • Opinion: STAT readers on animal models, sexual assault kits, and more

    Opinion: STAT readers on animal models, sexual assault kits, and more First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others. To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues raised in First Opinion essays, STAT publishes selected Letters to…

  • Opinion: STAT readers on the animal wellness industry, drug price floors, and more

    Opinion: STAT readers on the animal wellness industry, drug price floors, and more First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others. To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues raised in First Opinion essays, STAT publishes selected…

  • Opinion: STAT readers on cadavers in med education, doctors and AI, and more

    Opinion: STAT readers on cadavers in med education, doctors and AI, and more First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others. To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about issues raised in First Opinion essays, STAT publishes selected…