Weight bias in health-care has 'crushing' impact, says patient - CBC.ca

A recent Public Health Agency of Canada report found that after adjusting for sex, income and other characteristics, higher-weight people were "significantly more likely" to report discrimination in health care.

Theresa Babb was 12 when a birthday gift from a doctor broke her spirit. Doctors were trying to determine why the pre-teen was overweight. A hospital stay in Halifax coincided with her birthday. Wi… [+5134 chars]

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