Dr. Melanie Jay, MD, MS

Dr. Melanie Jay, MD, MS, is a professor of medicine and population health at NYU Langone Health and a physician investigator specializing in obesity. Her research focuses on improving the treatment of obesity in medical settings and addressing weight stigma.


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Dr. Melanie Jay, MD, MS

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I study obesity and weight stigma. This ad for a weight-loss drug alarmed me.

Broader access to weight-loss drugs, combined with them being marketed to people with a healthy body weight, may have unintended consequences that include illness and death.