First Opinion is a platform on STAT that features articles about the life sciences written by biotech insiders, health care workers, researchers, and others. Letters to the Editor responding to these articles are published to encourage discussion. An article discusses the lack of philanthropic support for nursing education, citing salary issues and lack of fundraising efforts. Another article challenges the diagnosis of functional neurological disorder for long Covid patients, highlighting misdiagnoses and stigmatization. The impact of Medicare drug pricing rules on access to therapies is discussed, along with the misconception that doctors overprescribing opioids is the cause of the overdose epidemic.
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Readers respond to essays on nursing school funding and more
