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Frequently Asked Questions (opens the original)
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Is there a such thing as: Healthy at every weight? Or is it a delusion? (opens the original)
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I have added my contribution. Sorry for being tardy and sending a second email. Healthy at any weight is an interesting topic. JMM Read more
Healthy at every weight: A worthy pursuit or woke delusion? (opens the original)
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Is there a such thing as: Healthy at every weight? Or is it a delusion? Read more
Revisiting one of cardiology’s most important and most ignored trials (opens the original)
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At least daily I receive a notice from a surgeon to clear a patient I have seen for surgery. In the last decade, I can count on one hand the times I have called the surgeon and advised against operating. These were patients with end-stage heart failure who had weeks to months to live.I have a form we send to surgeons that says something like…if this patient is free of chest pain, new shortness of breath or fainting, then there are no cardiac contraindications for surgery. I cannot remember the l
What Musculoskeletal Care Can Learn from Cardiology (opens the original)
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A recent case shared by the New York Times demonstrates the fragmented state of musculoskeletal (MSK) care. A 36-year-old athlete with severe, debilitating calf pain spent six years navigating a maze of clinicians. His treatments were largely dictated by the specialty of whoever he saw: physical therapists gave him exercises; orthopedic surgeons recommended boots or surgery; a
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