Conditions & Recovery · STAT News · August 3, 2026

Opinion: I’m a neurologist. I’ve delivered ALS diagnoses. Then I received one myself

“Losing the ability to speak has taught me how quickly society conflates physical dependence with diminished personhood,” writes Dr. Christopher Campos.

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