'There's a huge fatphobia problem in the eating disorder world': Even in treatment, weight stigma fails patients

People with larger bodies who struggle with eating disorders frequently face bias from the people who are supposed to help them, according to experts. "It wasn't until I left treatment where I started to look at all the things that happened and I was like, 'Oh, you never actually had the chance to even have a shot at recovery,'" said Shira Rosenbluth (above), a social worker in West Hollywood, Calif. "There's a huge fatphobia problem in the eating disorder world." Read more.

By Theresa Gaffney

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Led by students, a nascent climate movement is taking hold in medical education

Cecilia Sorensen (above), who teaches courses on climate and health impacts at Columbia University's school of public health, is one of a growing number of committed young doctors and medical students across the country who are working to incorporate climate change into medical education. Read more.

By Karen Pennar

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'We went from almost no lockdowns to daily lockdowns': The mental health crisis inside California women's prisons

When the pandemic hit in 2020, health experts quickly raised the alarm about the unique risks the virus would pose for both the physical and mental health of incarcerated people. Many of those fears came to fruition. In STAT's interviews with more than a half-dozen women who are incarcerated in California, many described the post-pandemic era as their most difficult period of incarceration Read more.

By Taylor Majewski

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