Should you try to lose weight with a low-fat diet? A high-protein diet? Or is avoiding carbs the answer? Well, according to a new study in this week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, it doesn’t seem matter—as long as you cut calories.
Fighting hunger and obesity at the same time The Obama administration intends to use federal food assistance programs to improve the nutrition of the poor, the Washington Post reports. Obesity is a growing health problem with one in four Americans now being dangerously overweight and one in three children being either overweight or obese. Research, [...]
Obesity is often blamed on making poor dietary choices, leading a sedentary lifestyle and genetics. Not so, says UW Professor Adam Drenowski in an op-ed piece in today’s Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Obesity is due to poverty, Drewnowski argues.
WHAT: This free support group is open to all patients who have had gastric bypass surgery at Virginia Mason. We will cover information on healthy eating and exercise and special topics. Patients interested in gastric bypass that have not yet had surgery are welcome, but be reminded that this group is meant to primarily support [...]
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
Some insurers deny ER coverage to people who have been drinking
Laws in more than half the states permit insurers to deny payment for medical services related to alcohol or drug use. Faced with the prospect of not getting paid for care, some ER personnel sidestep the problem by simply not testing patients’ blood or urine for alcohol.
Travel insurance can protect your wallet — and your health on vacation
Think your regular health insurance policy will cover you if you get into medical trouble overseas?
Don’t bet on it.
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