Obesity is a chronic disease. So why are we still not treating it as such? Enter Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Stanford is a global voice on obesity - redefining it as a chronic disease, not a personal failure. In taking us through the science behind it, Dr. Stanford guides us to the heart of several patient stories, highlighting the need for treating patients with dignity, improving a...
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Obesity is a chronic disease. So why are we still not treating it as such? Enter Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Stanford is a global voice on obesity - redefining it as a chronic disease, not a personal failure. In taking us through the science behind it, Dr. Stanford guides us to the heart of several patient stories, highlighting the need for treating patients with dignity, improving a...
Ep74: Wall Street, Whistleblowers and Change w/ Wendell Potter
The Pursuit of Health Podcast
55 minutes
6 months ago
Ep74: Wall Street, Whistleblowers and Change w/ Wendell Potter
A conversation with Wendell Potter “We need to get Wall Street out of control of our healthcare system.” This is the opinion of Wendell Potter, a former health insurance exec for Humana and Cigna turned whistleblower - exposing the practices of his former industry and choosing to seek change. Wendell knows first-hand how these insurers operate, how they incentivize profit, how they use their financial power to influence Congress, and ultimately - what it will take to rip up the status quo and...
The Pursuit of Health Podcast
Obesity is a chronic disease. So why are we still not treating it as such? Enter Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Stanford is a global voice on obesity - redefining it as a chronic disease, not a personal failure. In taking us through the science behind it, Dr. Stanford guides us to the heart of several patient stories, highlighting the need for treating patients with dignity, improving a...
