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NewsStudy: Doctors show less respect for obese patients, impacting care
A new journal article suggests that doctors aren't immune from societal prejudice against obesity, and may in fact harbor attitudes that cause them to treat obese patients less effectively than their Read more...
| Press ReleasesObesity Linked to Higher Five-Year Death Rate After Esophageal Cancer SurgeryROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Obesity doubles the risk of cancer recurrence and cancer-related death in patients with esophageal cancer who have been treated with surgery, researchers at Mayo Read more >> Mayo Clinic Launches ‘Know Your Numbers’ Heart Health Awareness Music VideoROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mayo Clinic today is launching a heart health awareness campaign featuring a parody of the 1982 hit song “867-5309/Jenny” at the third annual Social Media Summit, Read more >> The Davis Clinic Set to Perform LAP-BAND® System Surgery in Patient with Body Mass Index Below 35HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Davis Clinic, headquartered in Houston, Texas, announced today that it will begin offering the LAP-BAND System in patients with a body mass index between 30 and 35, Read more >> GE Healthcare and Thomson Reuters Provide Analytics on Powerful, Precise Clinical Research DatasetResearch Data Repository Combines Millions of De-identified Healthcare Claims and Electronic Medical Records to Measure the Efficacy of Drugs and Other Treatments BARRINGTON, Ill. & NEW YORK--( Read more >> A Little Belly Fat Can Double the Risk of Death in Coronary Artery Disease PatientsROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- One of the largest studies of its kind has found that people with coronary artery disease who have even a modest beer belly or muffin top are at higher risk for Read more >> |
