My Family Doctor
A family practitioner for over 25 years, Dr. Hubbard knows the medical world inside and out. Frustrated by managed care and the lack of time doctors were able to spend educating patients, he launched James Hubbard's My Family Doctor: The Magazine That Makes Housecalls, a national magazine written by health care practitioners that is his answer to hurried doctor visits, conflicting medical studies, and complicated treatment options.
The New Surgeon General Is Overweight
People struggling with weight may relate to her
President Obama’s pick for the new surgeon general, Regina Benjamin, MD, is generating some controversy. She appears overweight.
Here at My Family Doctor we have a little argument going on whether this should matter.
The surgeon general is the spokesperson for U.S. health policy and therefore helps decide general policy on what health subjects should be stressed. Tobacco is a biggie, but few would argue that obesity has become a major topic and the crisis du jour.
Some say her weight should not be an issue. She is a well-respected physician with a strong history of public service. People struggling with weight may relate to her. She can sympathize.
Others ask how she can give recommendations and advice she doesn’t follow. There are plenty of well-qualified doctors, not overweight, any one of whom the president could have chosen.
I would love to hear your opinion. What do you think?
By James Hubbard, MD, MPH
My Family Doctor Blog
[Originally posted March 3, 2009, James Hubbard’s My Family Doctor Web site.]
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