Mom’s Weight During Pregnancy Affects Her Daughter’s Risk of Being Obese

A mother’s weight and the amount she gains during pregnancy both impact her daughter’s risk of obesity decades later, according to a new study by Alison Stuebe, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine.

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Throughout history, many physicians and researchers have deservedly earned their place as pioneers and have helped to define and shape the field of dermatology.

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I’ve been thinking about the issue of how to demonstrate physician competence for quite some time. I have long felt that the requirement for physicians to document their annual continuing medical education (CME) hours or to take recertifying examinations to renew their medical license was, at best, a faulty way to prove competence.

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