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Highly processed foods ‘as addictive’ as tobacco
New research suggests that health care professionals are taking steps toward framing food addiction as a clinical entity in its own right.
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Will ICER review aid bid for Medicare to pay for obesity drugs?
An influential group urges both a reduction in costs of certain obesity medicines and expanded insurance coverage of them. The recommendations are...
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Nurse practitioner fined $20k for advertising herself as ‘Doctor Sarah’
Sarah Erny agreed to refrain from referring to herself as a doctor in her practice and on social media.
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Patients trying to lose weight overestimate their diet quality
Only 28% of participants in a study had “good agreement” between their perceived diet quality and its actual quality.
From the Journals
Intermittent fasting diet trend linked to disordered eating
This method of dieting was significantly associated with overeating, binge eating, vomiting, laxative use, and compulsive exercise.
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Why your professional persona may be considered unprofessional
“For Black women, our daily behaviors and forms of expression that are deemed ‘unprofessional’ are much more subtle than being able to wear a...
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Medical school culinary medicine programs grow despite limited funding
As part of Dr. Marvasti’s program, students learn cooking fundamentals through chef demonstrations and hands-on practice – to teach students how...
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Give bacterial diversity a chance: The antibiotic dichotomy
Plus: An Apple product is actually the affordable option, and irradiated rats fill in for sleeping astronauts.
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Doctors urge screening for autoimmune disorders for patients with celiac disease
At least in some cases, people with one autoimmune disorder should be tested for others, celiac disease specialists say.
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Is there a doctor on the plane? Tips for providing in-flight assistance
Tools in a physician’s in-flight toolbox start with the first-aid kit.
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Patients complain some obesity care startups offer pills, and not much else
A wave of startups offer access to a new category of weight-loss drugs coupled with intensive behavioral coaching online. But already concerns are...