Trying to quit my job as an ER doctor gave me reasons to stay; lessons from polio about the need to vaccinate kids against Covid-19; and more

Opinion and perspective essays curated by First Opinion editor Patrick Skerrett ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Sponsored by        Another week, another wide range of opinions and perspectives: Trying to quit my job as an ER doctor gave me reasons to stay; Lessons from polio about the need to vaccinate kids against Covid-19; Covid is not a 'racial equity success story'; and more. The 2022 STAT Summit takes place this Tuesday and Wednesday: check out the speakers and agenda here. Trying to quit my job as an ER doctor gave me reasons to stay By Jay Baruch Adobe Writing a letter of resignation from my job as an emergency physician paradoxically helped me look at medicine in a new way. Read More Lessons from polio about the need to vaccinate kids against Covid-19 By Lynn R. Goldman and Amanda D. Castel FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images There are some parallels between polio and Covid-19 in kids. A big one is the importance of vaccinating kids against each disease. Read More Listen: Covid is not a 'racial equity success story' By Patrick Skerrett Narrowing Covid-19 death rates among white Americans and Americans of color is great, but it doesn't represent a racial equity success story. Read More Sponsored Insight by Phlow The true costs of foreign API and the domestic CDMO solution More than 80% of the active pharmaceutical ingredients used to manufacture today's vital medications are produced abroad. But what is the true cost of relinquishing control of the supply of our Nation's essential medicines to foreign sources? By collaborating with a variety of pharmaceutical and biotech companies, Phlow provides expert consultation and differentiated R&D services, through their SMART-CDMO, in an effort to re-shore the manufacturing of essential and innovative medicines for good. Learn more. Employing everyday public health efforts to respond to polio's re-emergence By Ashwin Vasan Angela Weiss/Getty Images New York's efforts to prevent the spread of polio can be replicated in every city, state, or county in the United States. Read More Violence against health care workers is on the rise. They deserve protection By Mary Beth Kingston and Christopher S. Kang Damian Dovarganes/AP Violent attacks have become frighteningly common in America's hospitals and other health care settings. Workers need protection from it. Read More Health workers' mental health: Addressing the invisible global pandemic By Rawan Hamadeh Amanuel Sileshi/Getty Images Health workers are the backbone of every nation's well-being. Global health depends on getting them the mental health support they need. Read More Real-time data are needed to monitor health after disasters By Susan Arnold Win McNamee/Getty Images Access to real-time data can be invaluable for gauging the health effects of natural or manmade disaster on communities and relief workers. Read More The Supreme Court needs to uphold protection for Native American children By Allison Empey STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images The Indian Child Welfare Act protects Native American children. Weakening or dismantling it would be a grave error. Read More Californians: To keep kids healthy, oppose sales of flavored nicotine products By Margaret Foti and Clifford Hudis Patrick T. FALLON/Getty On Tuesday, California voters should vote to ban flavored tobacco products including electronic nicotine delivery systems, which target kids. Read More Sunday, November 13, 2022       1 Exchange Pl, Suite 201, Boston, MA 02109 ©2022, All Rights Reserved. I no longer wish to receive STAT emails Update Email Preferences | Contact Us | View In Browser