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Some doctors are ditching the scale, saying focusing on weight drives misdiagnoses.
December 13, 2023
O'Neill E. Health Shots. National Public Radio. December 2, 2023.
Inordinate focus on one element of a situation can reduce the capacity to successfully complete tasks and make decisions. This article discusses how clinician emphasis on patient weight can distract from effective care decisions, discussions, and relationships, resulting in care delay and misdiagnosis.
