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Letters to the editor

STAT’s Letters to the Editor feature offers a selection of opinions and perspectives received in response to First Opinion essays. We’re committed to a good-faith discussion of serious issues, and you’re invited to submit a Letter to the Editor here.

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Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

First Opinion readers on Hatch-Waxman, new-patient visit times, mpox, and more

Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

First Opinion readers on clinical trials in Africa, compounded semaglutide, depressed mice, and more

First Opinion Torie Bosch

First Opinion readers on cancer screening, mpox vaccines, and more

Torie Bosch

STAT readers on mask bans, cancer screening, and empathy and AI

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

First Opinion readers on Noah Lyles and Covid-19, the dearth of geriatricians, PBMs, and more

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

First Opinion readers respond to essays on right to try lies, pharma execs, and more

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

Letters on Sonya Massey’s death, vaccine injuries, and much more

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

Readers respond to essays on philanthropy and nursing schools, opioid overdoses, and more

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Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

Readers respond to a plea for rare disease progress, vaccine-related injury, and more

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

Readers respond to mothers in treatment for opioid use disorder, pandemic models, and more

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

Readers respond to essays on young caregivers, digital health, and more

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

Readers respond to H5N1 and livestock movements, insulin discontinuation, and more

First Opinion Patrick Skerrett

First Opinion essay on colorectal cancer screening: letter and response

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

Readers respond to funding academic medical centers, the ‘residency research arms race,’ and more

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

STAT readers respond to First Opinion essays on site-neutral payments, free medical school tuition, and more

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

Readers respond to essays on hospital taxes, ADHD in girls and women, and more

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

Readers respond to OTC antidepressants, personalized medicine, restoring trust in public health, and more

First Opinion Patrick Skerrett

STAT readers on biotech and national security, liquid-only diets before colonoscopy, and the value of weight loss drugs

Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

What STAT readers think about octogenarian presidents

Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

STAT readers on what human health care can learn from veterinary medicine and more

Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

What STAT readers think about Aduhelm, CTE and the Super Bowl, and more

Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

What STAT readers think about JPM’s locked lactation room, covering weight loss drugs, and more

Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

STAT readers on Census data, nutrition education, and a better approach to epinephrine

Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

STAT readers on patient advocacy, the utility of diagnostic tests, and more

Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

STAT readers on teaching medical students about intellectual disabilities, sobering centers, and annual wellness visits

Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

STAT readers on diagnostic tests, marijuana regulation, and pediatric oncology

Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

STAT readers on burnt-out infectious disease doctors, 12-month prescriptions, and counting disabled Americans

Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

What STAT readers think about premed requirements, too much health care, harm reduction, and more