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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, FACP, FTOS
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and an obesity medicine physician scientist at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She is the Director Equity for the MGH Endocrine Division and Director of Diversity for the Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard (NORCH). She is one of the most sought after international experts in the fields of obesity and health disparities.
Posts by Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, FACP, FTOS
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Staying Healthy
Surprising findings about metabolism and age
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Exercise & Fitness
Exercise matters to health and well-being, regardless of your size
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Nutrition
Food insecurity, COVID-19, and eating disorders
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, FACP, FTOS
Addressing weight bias in medicine
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, FAAP, FACP, FTOS
Can a low-carbohydrate diet help keep weight off?
Recent Blog Articles
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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/15386/conversions/33679f9f-8065-4e13-a188-2ca67472b36f-micro.jpg)
Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness