News in brief DO explains how to address fake medical news Patients are at increased risk of encountering fake medical news, says Joel Cooper, DO, but physician education can help. Jan. 13, 2017Friday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Your patient is a toddler who’s due for routine vaccines. But her parents, alarmed about online articles claiming vaccines are linked with autism, express misgivings. You assure them that vaccines are safe, prevent serious diseases, and have been scientifically shown to have no association with autism. The parents are still hesitant. What do you do? In a recent article, Joel Cooper, DO, a family physician in Peoria, Arizona, explores the potential consequences when patients encounter medical misinformation online, and discusses how physician education can help. The AOA encourages patients to consult only evidence-based online health information and to visit a physician if they are ill or injured to obtain a complete diagnosis. To learn more about how to address medical misinformation with patients, read Dr. Cooper’s complete article. More in Newsbriefs TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana. “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. Previous articleDelirium can be a deadly threat to nursing home residents Next articleDO volunteers to provide medical care at Standing Rock
TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana.
“Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts.