Healthcare Realities: Beyond the Headlines This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of January 2024 2023 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare with my friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic […]
New Obesity Medications Offer Hope But Not a Panacea This week I am talking to Carolyn Jasik, MD, (@DrJasik) CMO for Omada Health, a virtual-first chronic care provider helping members make lasting changes to improve health and reduce care costs for organizations Excitement is growing around new GLP-1 receptor agonist medications for treating obesity, with […]
This month’s episode of “News You Can Use” on HealthcareNOWRadio features news from the month of December 2023 The show that gives you a quick insight into the latest news, twists, turns and debacles going on in healthcare withmy friend and co-host Craig Joseph, MD (@CraigJoseph) Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Consulting Partners and myself, where every […]
How to Outsmart Your Hungry Inner Couch Potato This week I am talking to Dr. Tim Church, Chief Medical Officer for Wondr Health (@WondrHealth) a company focused on Digital Behavior change especially focused on the obesity epidemic. Tim has spent a large part of his career focused on this area and as he puts it “bringing the […]
Can Sleep Really Help me Lose Weight It may seem odd to think that getting more sleep might help you lose weight but there are some good reasons why this might be the case. But first, let’s talk about sleep and how to get enough of it The Basics of Sleep First off let’s cover […]
How do You Measure your Healthiness? A recent conversation with my brother about Body Mass Index or BMI got me thinking about this data point and how we use it. Many of you are probably familiar with the value – it shows up on your weighing scales right after displaying your weight And if your scales don’t […]
Dr Nick the Incrementalist discusses weight management The first steps to any healthy weight management program is data and weighing yourself. If you have scales at home use them and if not, there are other options for weighing yourself: Department stores, fitness centers, grocery stores, hospitals and clinics, hotels, pet stores, pharmacies, public restrooms, student […]