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By Torie Bosch First Opinion editor

I'm currently planning some end-of-year coverage for First Opinion, and it's got me wondering: What's the biggest idea in your field that you think went underdiscussed in 2024? If I get enough responses, I'll collect them and share them in an upcoming newsletter. And what do you think will be big in 2025? Of course, there are some topics I'm already keeping an eye on: vaccine policy, what will happen with the Affordable Care Act, etc. But what is an important story or idea that might get drowned out by the coverage of the new Trump administration? Help me find the opinions and voices that you want to hear from. Recommendation of the week: The one dark spot of my Thanksgiving was when I tried and failed to convince my nieces to watch "Real Genius" with me. They don't know what they're missing: a charming Val Kilmer, college shenanigans, a strong message about responsible innovation. Watching it is a moral imperative.

Adobe The disappearance of empathetic touch in medicine Between the pandemic and technological changes, the consistent touch I took for granted as a physician has virtually disappeared. By Alexa B. Kimball An immigration fix to address the health care workforce crisis The Trump administration should revive a proposal to allow immigrant students graduating from U.S. schools to stay and work in health care. By Tom Price RFK Jr. and MAHA should champion a Marshall Plan for obesity Bone broth, nutraceuticals, and raw milk will not address America's epidemic of metabolic diseases. A large-scale public health program can. By Vishal Khetpal A conversation on healing 'spiritual injury' A doctor and a hospital chaplain discuss the role of supporting patients through life's biggest questions and challenges. By Alissa Ambrose A new moonshot initiative to fight cervical cancer in the Indo-Pacific region is missing something Over the coming years, the challenge to reaching the WHO's recommended coverage of 90% of girls may have less to do with capacity and more to do with will. By Fengting Yan, Binay Shah, and Siddhartha Yadav Pediatrics is becoming medicine's largest skeleton crew Political apathy, limited support, chronic underfunding, and limited self-advocacy has made pediatrics one of the largest health care skeleton crews. By Jared E. Boyce and Faith Crittenden Adobe STAT+ | Don't expect Novo-Catalent merger investigation to fizzle out under the new Trump administration As a former policy director of the Federal Trade Commission, I expect the agency to challenge the Novo-Catalent merger. By David Balto

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