The intense impact of COVID-19 continues playing out in new headlines each day, but it’s important we step back – both as a medical community and as individuals – and consider the various ways we can prevent serious harm from this disease and others.
The article below notes that obesity is a significant risk factor for severe COVID-19 illness and death and it remains associated with all leading causes of death in the U.S. – diabetes, heart disease, stroke and some types of cancer.
The pandemic underscores the urgency of preventive care and addressing social determinants in a meaningful way.
PEW: Pandemic Health Inequities Expose Need for Greater Obesity Prevention
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Ted’s Take: Coalescing or Convergent Thinking
I’d like to introduce the concept that coalescing or “convergent thinking” may be detrimental within an organizational setting. By this, I mean that individuals working in the same or similar space often tend to think similar thoughts.
Ted’s Take: We all have a role to play in climate change research
One would think that research about climate issue is one area that people would come together and commit to doing it right – collaboratively, transparently and without ego.
Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis
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