Feb. 1, 2017Wednesday News in brief ER doc and Ultimate Men’s Health Guy returns from teaching ultrasound in Peru Jedidiah Ballard, DO, who was recently featured on TV’s The Doctors, helped teach a four-day diagnostic ultrasound class in Lima, Peru.
Jan. 31, 2017Tuesday News in brief James M. Andriole, DO, earns AAOE award for lifetime achievement Dr. Andriole, who serves on the NBOME Board of Directors, received the award during the AOA’s OMEL Conference in Tampa, Florida.
Jan. 27, 2017Friday News in brief National Women Physicians Day is Feb. 3 On Feb. 3, physicians across the country will celebrate women in medicine.
Jan. 25, 2017Wednesday single GME accreditation Single GME Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors endorses osteopathic recognition Five members of the association explained the benefits of osteopathic recognition in a recent article in the Annals of Family Medicine.
Jan. 24, 2017Tuesday News in brief New PCORI funding available for low back pain research PCORI will provide up to $50 million to fund clinical trials examining noninvasive interventions for chronic low back pain.
Jan. 23, 2017Monday EHRsmeaningful use News in Brief Deadline looms for 2016 Medicare meaningful use attestation DOs who accept Medicare must attest by Feb. 28, 2017.
Jan. 20, 2017Friday News in brief Grant funding available for opioid prescriber education Applications are due Feb. 10, with the AOA set to award approximately 10 grants.
Jan. 19, 2017Thursday News in brief Useless no more: Appendix may boost immune system, COM researcher finds Heather Smith, PhD, of MWU/AZCOM sheds light on the evolution of the appendix across different mammals.
Jan. 18, 2017Wednesday News in brief Touro University Nevada launches geriatric medicine fellowship The one-year fellowship, funded by a $1.2-million state grant, is slated to begin this July.
Jan. 13, 2017Friday 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.