Going to Camp America as someone who is overweight
Forum: Advice on everyday issues
Posted By: cota1996
Post Time: 01-11-2016 at 01:28 (Source: The Student Room)
Source: The Student Room - November 1, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: forums
NYT: Your surgeon is probably a Republican, Your psychiatrist a Democrat
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/u...an-your-psychiatrist-probably-a-democrat.html
And, your pain doctor??
"They asked the doctors to consider a group of hypothetical patients: one who smoked, one who drank, one who was overweight, and so on. They found that doctors viewed most of their patients’ health with similar seriousness and would advise similar responses. But for three of the hypothetical patients, they found differences. Those...
NYT: Your surgeon is probably a Republican, Your psychiatrist a Democrat (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 7, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: drusso Source Type: forums
Re: Emerging treatments for severe obesity in children and adolescents
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Source: BMJ Comments - October 3, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: forums
NYT article on obesity
http://nyti.ms/2cOqrE8
The doctor bashing continues...
The last third of the article deals with anesthesia and an "expert" Stanford doc adds that:
"20 to 30 percent of all obese patients in intensive care after surgery were there because of anesthetic complications. Given the uncertainties about anesthetic doses for the obese, Dr. Lemmens said, he suspects that a significant number of them had inappropriate dosing."
The only medication class I can think of that would...
NYT article on obesity (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 26, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Colba55o Source Type: forums
Obese: I feel incredibly upset about this. Med students/others please help!
Forum: Health
Posted By: Anonymous
Post Time: 24-09-2016 at 05:45 (Source: The Student Room)
Source: The Student Room - September 24, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: forums
No chubsters allowed...
http://www.mrctv.org/blog/uk-socialist-health-system-proposes-surgery-ban-obese-and-smokers
NHS bankrupt, so no obese patients allowed for elective surgeries unless they show motivation... Good concept to cover a failed socialist system. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 15, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Stim4me Source Type: forums
Re: The childhood obesity strategy.
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 6, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: forums
Re: The childhood obesity strategy
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 6, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: forums
NHS says no to obese/smokers.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/ukne...ital-in-most-severe-rationing-ever/ar-AAiqkz6
The UK must be running low on 7" spinal needles. I'm just wondering how the obese are expected to lose weight if they have a bum hip/knee? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 5, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: soorg Source Type: forums
Re: The childhood obesity strategy
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: forums
Controlling childhood obesity seems to be a herculean job to accomplish
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Source: BMJ Comments - August 30, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: forums
Re: The childhood obesity strategy
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Source: BMJ Comments - August 30, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: forums
Food for thought: Can restriction of antibiotic overuse help tackle the human obesity epidemic?
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Source: BMJ Comments - August 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: forums
Re: Clinicians underwhelmed by “watered down” childhood obesity strategy
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Source: BMJ Comments - August 23, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: forums
Which schools do I REALISTICALLY have a shot at (DO Underdawg).
Stats:
510 MCAT (129/126/127/128)
3.54/3.45 GPA
ORM but immigrants come to the US because they're educated and want more or because they're so downtrodden in their home country, they come to the states for a better opportunity, first generation college student
Personal story includes facing racism in NYC during 9/11, a broken family, supporting my 6 younger siblings, living in secrecy in my own home as an atheist (former muslim) and overcome a childhood of obesity.
Other stats:
80 hours...
Which schools do I REALISTICALLY have a shot at (DO Underdawg). (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 10, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: SpaceHamsterBoo Source Type: forums
