June 30, 2017Friday Sticky situations Real-world strategies for handling difficult patients Get practical advice from DOs who know how to deal with tough cases.
May 7, 2015Thursday direct primary carepatient carepractice management Go your own way Direct primary care: A way out of the labyrinth? Advocates say this practice model is the next big thing, but a health policy analyst cites drawbacks for patients and the health care system.
April 17, 2015Friday addiction medicinebedside mannerchronic disease managementpatient care Hard work Handle with care: How to deal with 4 types of difficult patients Redirection, compassionate listening and boundary-setting are just a few tactics DOs employ when working with challenging patients.
April 3, 2015Friday addiction medicineemergency medicinepatient carepediatrics Practical, not preachy ‘Don’t drink, don’t smoke:’ Need a fresh way to talk to patients about risk? When educating patients about risky behaviors, DOs advise customizing the message to the patient’s age and socioeconomic background.
March 19, 2015Thursday end-of-life care Hot topic When patients look to you to help themselves die As 14 states consider Death with Dignity legislation, DOs and MDs for and against physician-assisted suicide share their thoughts.
March 5, 2015Thursday medical schoolresidencysingle GME accreditationvideo Words to match by Match masters: Students who landed their No. 1 residencies share tips Fourth-year osteopathic medical students reveal insights on how they matched into their first-choice residency programs.
Feb. 5, 2015Thursday end-of-life careprescribing opioids Practicing compassion How to provide better end-of-life care Palliative medicine physicians share the techniques they use to find the best treatment for their patients.
Feb. 5, 2015Thursday booksHero Next Doorpediatrics Paperback writer Hero Next Door: Missouri DO pens health-focused kids’ books The World Inside Us, a new children’s book series by Paul Moniz, DO, explores what happens in the human body.
Jan. 6, 2015Tuesday booksosteopathic history Dr. Quinn’s medicine women Hero Next Door: DO historian champions profession’s female-friendly past Educator Thomas Quinn, DO, wrote a book on women in osteopathic medicine that a Florida PBS station will convert to a documentary.
Dec. 17, 2014Wednesday end-of-life care Quality vs. length End-of-life care: We’re doing it wrong, experts say As the nation re-evaluates its approach to palliative care, DO geriatricians explain what osteopathic physicians do differently.