Weight loss is not a safe, effective, or permanent method of health promotion, and pharmacotherapeutical approaches pose specific risks to adolescents.
AMA J Ethics. 2023; 25(7):E478-495. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.478.
Underlying ideological foundations of stigma and equipment inadequacy include thin-centrism and inadequate representation of fat people in health care organizational leadership.
AMA J Ethics. 2023; 25(7):E528-534. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.528.
Dr James Lokken joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Drs Thong Lee, Emily Mauer, Christopher Wagner, James Sanders, and Michael J. Oldani: “How Rohingya Language Educational Videos Help Improve Refugee Interprofessional Health Service Delivery in Milwaukee.”
Dr Eric Plemons joins Ethics Talk to discuss facial feminization surgery and how clinicians can best support patient decisions about gender-affirming care.
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.