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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 Patrick Skerrett

First Opinion readers respond to psychiatry and social contracts, Medicare and weight loss meds, and more

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

What readers have to say about long Covid, FDA and diversity, and more

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

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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