Until we see a better supply of advanced #ObesityMeds and lower #prices, disparities in #obesity will only grow wider. Humanity cannot prosper with such extreme gaps in wealth and health.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/08/the-gaps-in-wealth-and-poverty-obesity-and-health/
Health systems and #CulturalBias have built an almost impenetrable wall around #ObesityCare. Nine out of ten Rx's for #ObesityMeds never get filled says a new study in JMCP.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/08/surprise-most-prescriptions-for-obesity-meds-are-never-filled/
#culturalbias #obesitycare #obesitymeds
#ObesityMeds is annoying and disingenuous. #HealthInsurance balks at covering #ObesityMeds for only one reason – money. They would rather delay and pay later for the complications.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/05/intentions-appearance-and-health-in-obesity/
Are #ObesityMeds a tool for #WeightLoss commerce focused on a short-term goal? Or for #ObesityCare focused on long-term health? Health professionals who specialize in obesity care understand this distinction. Most people living with obesity do not.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/04/weight-loss-commerce-or-obesity-care/
#obesitymeds #weightloss #obesitycare
What is it about #ObesityMeds that makes some people lose their grip on rationality? USA Today has done some good reporting on #obesity, but this week they're peddling comparisons of obesity meds to opiods & #DarkMagic. WHAT???
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/04/obesity-meds-cause-people-to-lose-their-minds/
#obesitymeds #obesity #darkmagic
Here's a welcome side effect of advanced #ObesityMeds. They might make us see the foolishness of denying effective #obesity care to all but a few wealthy and privileged people.
https://conscienhealth.org/2022/12/obesity-care-for-the-few-and-the-wealthy/
Our #Top10 list of the most read posts on ConscienHealth in 2022 is out. The top three were about new #ObesityMeds. Two out of three of them were about #pricing.
https://conscienhealth.org/2022/12/the-most-read-posts-on-conscienhealth-in-2022/