April 28, 2021Wednesday preserving a memory A deceased DO’s family is reunited with her mid-20th century business sign Evelyn Brisbane, DO, passed away in 1963, and left behind an old outdoor sign in Santa Cruz, California.
April 21, 2021Wednesday Making an impact How to overcome ageism and pursue professional development early in your career Seger Morris, DO, MBA, shared his advice for early-career physicians as part of Virtual DO Day’s lineup of presentations on leadership and advocacy.
April 14, 2021Wednesday lessons from a leader How this DO says the osteopathic medical profession can encourage female leadership “We must have diversity, but that alone is not enough. Diversity is like opening up a jigsaw puzzle and throwing all the pieces on the table. Inclusion is when you put the pieces together,” says Karen J. Nichols, DO.
March 24, 2021Wednesday The DO book club historical fiction The DO Book Club, March 2021: The Pull of the Stars The DO Book Club’s first fictional selection is a novel about the 1918 flu pandemic that provides a valuable look at how health care workers weathered the storm over 100 years ago.
March 17, 2021Wednesday intern year tips What to expect during your first year of residency DO residents share their best advice for making the challenges of intern year more manageable.
March 17, 2021Wednesday COVID-19 IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES CDC advisory committee recommends Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, discusses emerging variants The committee also covered the feasibility of delaying second doses of mRNA vaccines and best vaccination practices for people who have recovered from the virus.
March 10, 2021Wednesday COVID-19COVID-19 Q&As DO on the radio How this infectious disease DO became a weekly NPR guest during COVID-19 In the early days of the pandemic, Chicago’s NPR affiliate station sought the expert advice of Mia Taormina, DO. She has been contributing her insights weekly ever since.
March 3, 2021Wednesday vaccine confidence Health care worker views can impact public vaccination practices, DO and student-led study finds Sparked by New York’s 2019 measles outbreak, the study’s preliminary findings are also pertinent to fostering patient confidence in the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
Feb. 26, 2021Friday Black History Month Civil rights trailblazer William G. Anderson, DO, on his journey to medicine, leading Albany Movement “Sometimes you have to test the waters, and you’ll find the waters are not as cold as perhaps you thought they would be,” Dr. Anderson said.
Feb. 24, 2021Wednesday The DO book club OB-GYN stories The DO Book Club, February 2021: Womb With a View: Tales from the Delivery, Emergency and Operating Rooms The Book Club’s first DO-written selection is a memoir by Rebecca Levy-Gantt, DO, who explains how OB-GYN can be “filled with the happy, sad, interesting, devastating, and unbelievable.”