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The body positivity movement: Has it become toxic?

Alexis Gopal, MD
Conditions and Diseases
January 15, 2024

Delving into the topic of the body positivity movement requires the unpacking of many other issues facing society today. This topic cannot be looked at in a vacuum.

We live in an era where diversity and inclusion have become core values in many aspects of American life, and body positivity is a subset of that. The body positivity movement actually started in the late 1960s when women were rebelling against other …

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The body positivity movement: Has it become toxic?

Rest in peace, primary care

Alexis Gopal, MD
Physician
January 18, 2021

The corporatization of medicine has destroyed primary care as a specialty. The primary care physician is supposed to be your go-to doctor, your advocate, the coordinator of your health care. Now that corporations buy out hospitals and private practices in an almost predatory fashion, the priority is turning a profit for the corporation at the expense of not only patient health but also the health and well-being of the primary …

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Rest in peace, primary care

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