Kids and missed vaccinations; Covid-19 and sepsis; expanding access to dental therapists; and more

Opinion and perspective essays curated by First Opinion editor Patrick Skerrett ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

First Opinion essays this week covered kids and missed vaccinations, the deadly combination of Covid-19 and sepsis, and more. You can read 'em all here. Reducing the threat of vaccine-preventable diseases starts with kids By Rhea Boyd and Bruce Lesley and Alexandra Quinn Damian Dovarganes/AP An outbreak of measles in Ohio should sound a warning bell about lax attention to routine vaccinations among children in the U.S. Read More Lessons learned from the deadly combination of sepsis and Covid-19 By Richard Marfuggi and Aparna Ahuja and Rick A. Bright David Goulding/Wellcome Sepsis kills millions of people a year. Its combination with Covid-19 reinforced the need for faster diagnostics and better therapies. Read More Sponsored Insight by STAT+ Searching for the perfect gift? Get 3 months of STAT+ for $30. A STAT+ subscription gives you unlimited access to in-depth investigative journalism, groundbreaking analysis, subscriber-only newsletters, and industry event discounts. With a premium membership, you’ll get your life sciences news direct from the source. For a limited time only, get three months of STAT+ for just $30. Subscribe now. Specialized centers can help realign the U.S.'s moral compass for sickle cell disease By Amar Kelkar and Julie Kanter and Payal Desai Michael Conroy/AP Creating comprehensive care centers for people with sickle cell disease is needed to address this long-overlooked life-threatening condition. Read More Allowing pharmacies to dispense methadone is dangerous for patients and communities By Jason Kletter Duncan Cumming Allowing pharmacies to dispense methadone, a potentially dangerous narcotic, could do more harm than good. Read More Lawmakers should act on the evidence and expand access to dental therapists By Louis W. Sullivan and Caswell A. Evans Dawn Villella/AP Nearly 70 million Americans live in areas with a shortage of dental providers. Increasing access to dental therapists can help fix that. Read More Sunday, December 25, 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