Opinion | Why Not Treat Patients the Same Way We Teach Medical Students?
Lazarus is an adjunct professor of psychiatry. “Problems in living” is a broad term that refers to difficulties people may experience in managing or coping with various aspects of activities related to daily living. These problems can be psychological, emotional, social, or practical in nature, and may have a significant impact on a person’s well-being […]
Words Matter to People Who Are Overweight
How a physician refers to a patient can influence how they are treated and how they feel about themselves and their doctors, which is why The Obesity Society (TOS) and four other organizations chose to kick off the annual ObesityWeek meeting with a policy statement promoting the idea that people come first, not diseases. “People-first […]