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Subject Patient Care

May 1, 2025Thursday
health apps
Technology

Essential apps for health care professionals: Streamlining care, education and wellness

The DO has put together a curated list of doctor-recommended apps that can help health care professionals stay informed, improve patient care and enhance efficiency.

What's Trending By Katie Arvia
March 26, 2025Wednesday
opioidspatient care
Compassionate care

Why physician empathy in health care delivery is so important

John Licciardone, DO, MS, MBA, and Yen Tran, OMS III, explore the key roles physician empathy and communication play in improving patient satisfaction and outcomes, especially in chronic pain management.

Research By John Licciardone, DO, MS, MBA
March 26, 2025Wednesday
AIOMM
Body, mind, spirit

Q&A: OMM specialist discusses academia, prison medicine and AI in health care

Ravi David Yarid, DO, shares details about his experience working in correctional medicine, his current role in academic medicine and his efforts to shape responsible AI use in osteopathic medicine.

DOs to Know By Alex Sher, DO, MSN, ARNP-BC
March 18, 2025Tuesday
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Pain with a past

How DOs can help their patients process trauma

Exploring the connection between emotional trauma, stress and physical health, Edward Stiles, DO, FAAO (Dist.), shares powerful insights on healing.

The DO Distinction By Alex Sher, DO, MSN, ARNP-BC
March 10, 2025Monday
sports medicine
Body, mind, spirit

More than just physical: Addressing mental health in sports injuries

Sports injuries affect athletes physically and emotionally. Here’s how physicians can aid athletes’ recovery by supporting their mental health.

Feb. 28, 2025Friday
OMT
Reconnecting with OMT

How adopting OMT can improve both patient outcomes and physician satisfaction

Bradley Goldstein, DO, makes the case for osteopathic manipulative treatment, then shares actionable steps DOs can take to adopt it in their practice of medicine.

The DO Distinction By Bradley Goldstein, DO, CAQSM, MPH, MS
Feb. 28, 2025Friday
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Patient perspectives

The DO Book Club, March 2025: ‘At the Will of the Body: Reflections on Illness’

In this memoir, Arthur Frank intimately shares his experiences with two life-altering illnesses he suffered personally: heart disease and cancer.

The DO Book Club By Tim Barreiro, DO
Feb. 25, 2025Tuesday
patient care
Heart to heart

DOs share why they are staying in patient care

Despite burnout and career shifts, many DOs remain in patient care, valuing the deep connections they make with patients and the impact they have on their lives.

Jan. 31, 2025Friday
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Black History Month

The DO Book Club, Feb. 2025: ‘Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine’

Uché Blackstock, MD, writes about becoming a Harvard-educated emergency medicine physician and her efforts to help diversify the student body and residency training programs of a major university medical center.

The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
Nov. 18, 2024Monday
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Research news

DOs vs. MDs: Do patient outcomes favor a side?

A recent JAMA study explored patient outcomes following surgical procedures provided by DO and MD surgeons.

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Editor in Chief
Vania Manipod, DO
AOA Board-Certified Psychiatrist
Orange County, California
Advisory Board
  • Mahi Basra, OMS IV
    Nova Southeastern University Kiran C Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Parul Chhatpar, DO
    Preventive medicine resident
    UMass Chan, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
  • Alyssa Cole, DO
    Assistant Professor of Cancer Rehabilitation
    Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Laura Dalton, DO
    Chief Medical Operating Officer
    Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, San Jose, California
  • Jennifer Gaertner-Otto, DO
    OB-GYN resident
    York, Pennsylvania
  • Angel Green, DO
    Internal medicine resident
    Johnson City, Tennessee
  • Tristan Hazebrook, OMS IV
    Psychiatry resident
    North Carolina
  • Deborah Herchelroath, DO
    OB-GYN hospitalist
    UPMC Magee Womens - Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • Rachana Kolli, OMS III
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Patrick Leary, DO, MS
    Director, Sports Medicine
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Stephanie Lee, DO, MS
    Psychiatry resident
    Corvallis, Oregon
  • Saahir Mukherjee, DO
    Internal medicine resident
    Asheville, North Carolina
  • Ahmed Nahian, OMS III
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Seton Hill
  • Joan Naidorf, DO
    Emergency Physician, Author, Speaker
    Alexandria, Virginia
  • Aerial Petty, DO
    Family medicine health policy research fellow
    Washington, DC
  • Miko Rose, DO
    Psychiatrist and Founding Dean of Indiana University of Pennsylvania's proposed college of osteopathic medicine
    Indiana, Pennsylvania
  • Jeanne Sandella, DO
    VP for Professional Development Initiatives and Communications at the NBOME
    Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
  • Steve P. Sanders, DO, MBA
    Recently retired internal medicine physician
  • Akshay Sharma, OMS III
    California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Alex Sher, DO, MSN, ARNP-BC
    Psychiatry resident
    BayCare, Lutz, Florida
  • David O. Shumway, DO
    Internal medicine resident
    Biloxi, Mississippi
  • Ian Storch, DO
    Gastroenterologist and podcaster
  • Ilana Stukal, OMS III
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Gene Tekmyster, DO, MBA
    Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery
  • Undine Vallejos, DO
    Internist
    Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness-Carpentersville Community Center, Carpentersville, Illinois
  • Daniel J. Waters, DO, MA
    Author and retired surgeon
    Mason City, Iowa
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