Before the late 20th century, overweight and obesity were not considered population-wide health risks, but the advent of weight loss drugs in the 1990s accelerated hypermedicalization via BMI use.
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10.1001/amajethics.2023.550.
Dr Vivek H. Murthy joins Ethics Talk to discuss loneliness as a public health threat and the connection between loneliness, public health responsiveness, and the health of our democracy.
Dr Lisa Fuller joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “How Should Organizations and Clinicians Help Marginalized Patients Manage Loneliness as a Harm of Climate Change?”
Dr Gillian R. Schmitz joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Robert W. Strauss: “What Should Students and Trainees Be Taught About Turfing and Where Patients Belong?”
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