Are obese people treated differently at the doctor’s office?
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Being judged for your weight in a doctor’s office can have serious side effects. That’s according to a new review of research on the treatment of obese people in medical settings.
In their weekly conversation, WHYY’s Maiken Scott and psychologist Dan Gottlieb discuss the findings
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