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4 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Feb. 27, 2023

In the news: Overweight, obesity rates could double by 2035, sugar substitute may raise risk for stroke and heart attack, OTC at-home COVID/flu test and more.

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25 Min Read

Obesity, weight loss treatments, set point theory & more with Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about redefining obesity as a brain disease rather than a consequence of poor health choices.

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Chronic Diseases
AMA Update
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25 Min Read

Obesity, weight loss treatments, set point theory & more with Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about redefining obesity as a brain disease rather than a consequence of poor health choices.

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Chronic Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
Physician examining patient
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5 Min Read

5 ways to help patients with obesity make lifestyle changes

Learn how to talk with patients with obesity to ensure they get the evidence-based treatment and support they deserve.

Chronic Diseases
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3 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of April 4, 2022

In the news: U.S. a leader in preventable deaths of reproductive age women, obesity rose sharply among adults during the pandemic, COVID hospitalizations drop and more.

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9 Min Read

What doctors want patients to know about maintaining a healthy weight

Losing weight is hard enough to do, and maintaining a healthy weight can seem impossible. A Harvard obesity medicine physician sets out to help.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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5 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Sept. 13, 2021

In the news: COVID-19 vaccines effective, no credible data on booster shots, administration to distribute monoclonal antibodies, obesity rates are rising.

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5 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 30, 2021

in the news: Delta hospitalizations for unvaccinated, new HHS office, childhood obesity in the pandemic, Texas law SB8, drug-resistant infections rose in pandemic.

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54 Min Read

Obesity in communities of color: A closer look at addressing existing disparities

In this episode of AMA Moving Medicine, experts discuss obesity in communities of color and their work addressing health disparities.

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Chronic Diseases
Moving Medicine Podcast