Read NPR’s take on the Medicare decision to cover intensive counseling of obesity in adults (includes my interview). http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/11/30/142972241/medicare-offers-expanded-coverage-to-battle-expanding-waistlines
FDA’s Decision on Contrave
February 3rd, 2011 No comments »February 3, 2011
The FDA’s decision on Contrave has received widespread and largely negative press coverage. Here is the New York Times article by Andrew Pollack which includes my take on the issue. F.D.A. Fails to Approve Diet Drug
LA Times cites Downey Obesity Report on FDA decision on Lorcaserin
October 24th, 2010 No comments »October 23, 2010
The Los An gels Times has picked up our press release on the FDA decision on lorcaserin. FDA shoots down another weight-loss drug – latimes.com. See the Daily Downey.
Sept. 21 Live Chat on Wash Post site
September 21st, 2010 1 comment »If you are free around noon today, join my chat on the Washington Post web site, http://live.washingtonpost.com/obesity-treatment-and-health-care-reform-.html
Morgan Downey Published Articles
September 27th, 2009 No comments »Obesity and the political process Obesity and the political process. [Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008] – PubMed Result
Obesity as a Disease Obesity as a disease: a white paper on evidence an…[Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008] – PubMed Result
Obesity as a Disease Results of Expert Meetings: Obesity and Cardiovasc…[Am Heart J. 2001] – PubMed Result
Reimbursement for Obesity Treatments Future and implications of reimbursement for obesi…[J Am Diet Assoc. 2005] – PubMed Result
Physician Patient Communication about weight: The importance of being earnest. [Lancet. 2003] – PubMed Result
Book Chapter on Weight Bias
Op Ed: http://www.mediaforum.org/PageDisplay.cfm?ALindex=7