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First Opinion

Opinion: Hopelessness around youth mental health is creating a ‘nihilistic contagion’

20.05.2022

I have been a child psychiatrist for more than 20 years. I’ve worked in the city, in the suburbs, and in rural settings. I’ve seen patients in teaching hospitals and …

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Coronavirus

AstraZeneca’s ambitious vaccine dreams are finally, officially dead

19.05.2022

You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox. AbbVie rockets …

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First Opinion

Opinion: NEJM, other journals: provide more transparency about conflicts of interest or don’t publish conflicted articles

19.05.2022

Are medical journals reliable sources of objective information, or do they, at times, act as shills for the pharmaceutical industry and other interests? We believe the latter after reading a …

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First Opinion

Opinion: Take a stand for those who can’t with the Promising Pathway Act

19.05.2022

Every five years since 1992, Congress has reauthorized the Food and Drug Administration user fee package to allow the agency to collect funds from companies that produce human drugs and …

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Coronavirus / First Opinion

Opinion: Listen: The faces of Covid at 1 million deaths and counting

18.05.2022

When Covid-19 began tearing across the U.S. in March 2020, Alex Goldstein started posting on Twitter the pictures and stories of people who had died from the disease. He was …

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Coronavirus

As Congress takes up FDA oversight of dietary supplements, a lobbying showdown looms

17.05.2022

You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox. It’s UFA week …

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First Opinion

Opinion: Russian aggression underscores the U.S.’s need for greater investment in medical countermeasures

17.05.2022

The U.S. government has warned that Russia could use chemical weapons against Ukraine. Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has threatened to use nuclear weapons under certain conditions. Russia’s secret police have …

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First Opinion

Opinion: Beyond awareness: The medical system needs to deeply reform its care of people with autism

01.05.2022

I walked into the hospital room of a patient I had been assigned that morning. Noah, an adorable boy with dark, coiled hair, had severe autism. His mom was sitting …

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First Opinion

Opinion: ‘Boards for All?’ Global health organizations and companies aren’t even close

28.04.2022

The age, gender, and ethnic diversity of a company or organization’s board is fundamental to its financial and operational success, helping it perform better, make more effective decisions, and emerge …

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