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Beyond the PrescriptionIs There a Link Between BMI & Health?You can also listen to this episode on Spotify!The new weight loss drugs such as Ozempic are stunningly effective at helping patients lose weight and improve their metabolic health. Their existence also seems to have intensified polarizing rhetoric around weight, health and BMI. On one end of the ideological spectrum, there is the “Healthy at Every Size” (HAES) movement that aims to decouple weight from worthiness—and argues that doctors who recommend weight loss to their patients with obesity do more harm by enabling body shaming without evidence to support the benefits of weight loss on...2023-11-2030 min
Beyond the PrescriptionEmily Oster on Career Crossroads and Disappointments and Data-Based Decision-MakingIs it safe for pregnant women to drink a glass of wine? Should your child get a booster shot if they’ve already had COVID? What is the cost-benefit ratio of visiting grandparents during a pandemic? On this episode of Beyond the Prescription, Dr. McBride talks with renowned economist, Brown University professor, and bestselling author, Dr. Emily Oster, to not only answer these questions (spoiler alert: it depends), but also to explore the framing around these often complex questions. As one of the leading voices in health economics—and recently named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Mo...2022-07-1244 min