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5 MIN READ

Strengthening long-distance care for chronic disease patients

As many patients with chronic disease reconsider seeking care due to COVID-19 exposure concerns, what should physicians do to help?

Public Health
Fatima Cody Stanford
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11 MIN READ

Ending the obesity shame game

Obesity medicine specialist Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, is campaigning to change the health system and a culture where too often body appearance comes first, and people come last.

Public Health
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5 MIN READ

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Feb. 24, 2020

In the news: Updates on COVID-19 in the U.S., Title X decision gags physicians, cognitive decline in widowed adults, 42% of U.S. adults have obesity.

Publications & Newsletters
Woman on a scale
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8 MIN READ

How patients can start—and stick with—key lifestyle changes

Getting healthier is a common New Year’s resolution, and a great way to start is with a productive conversation in the physician’s office. Here’s how.

Public Health
Weights, tape measure, fruits, and vegetables grouped
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4 MIN READ

7 steps patients should follow to reduce, manage chronic disease

Conditions such as hypertension and type 2 diabetes are not inevitable. Learn about “life’s simple seven” steps patients should take to prevent chronic disease.

Public Health
Measuring tape in shape of a heart
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4 MIN READ

5 changes your patients can make to improve BP control

High blood pressure can lead to more serious health conditions. Here are five changes your patients can make to improve their blood pressure.

Hypertension
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4 MIN READ

Help patients monitor cholesterol to lower heart disease risk

High cholesterol strongly contributes to heart disease risk. Find out how you can help your patients monitor and lower their cholesterol levels.

Hypertension
Fruits and vegetables
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3 MIN READ

6 lifestyle changes patients with obesity, prediabetes should make

Lifestyle changes can help patients with obesity and prediabetes. Here are some changes patients can make to reverse prediabetes.

Diabetes
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4 MIN READ

How anti-obesity bias hinders patients' lifestyle change efforts

Weight bias and stigma can worsen health outcomes in patients with obesity. Here is what physicians should know.

Public Health