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Subject Patient Care

Oct. 28, 2025Tuesday
OMEDsports medicineyouth
Play ball

Sports medicine: Keeping child athletes safe

Alex Diamond, DO, MPH, shares actionable steps sports medicine physicians can take to reduce injury and promote healthy habits in youth athletes.

Oct. 20, 2025Monday
The cost of convenience

Peace of mind or prescription risk? A DO weighs in on at-home antibiotic kits

“Peace of mind in a box” may sound appealing, but infectious disease expert Vitaliy Krol, DO, explains why at-home antibiotic kits pose serious risks.

What's Trending By Gary Krol
Oct. 14, 2025Tuesday
DO & student voicespatient care
Patient care

When working with angry patients, seek to understand the fear behind their anger, AOA President advises

Psychiatrist and AOA President Robert Piccinini, DO, D.FACN, shares tips on relating to upset patients in a new video.

Oct. 2, 2025Thursday
fundingtelemedicine
News

AOA offers patient access impact amid government funding concerns

On Oct. 1, 2025, telehealth flexibilities established during the COVID-19 public health emergency, which broadly expanded access to telehealth services for Medicare patients, lapsed.

Sept. 30, 2025Tuesday
Breaking barriers

The language of care: Resources for treating patients with limited English proficiency

With the right tools, physicians can overcome language barriers, engage patients in their own health and deliver care that truly speaks to every community.

Resident Notebook By Aerial Petty, DO
Sept. 23, 2025Tuesday
AOiAexerciselifestyle medicine
Returning to our roots

How DOs can transform patient care with lifestyle medicine

Via a new partnership, the AOiA and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine are offering webinars on providing lifestyle medicine as an osteopathic physician.

Sept. 16, 2025Tuesday
COVID-19DO & student voices
Frontline care

My 2020 reflections on working as a family physician during COVID

Badi Eghterafi, DO, shares raw reflections from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as insights about the peace he found afterward.

Art of Medicine By Badi Eghterafi, DO
Sept. 5, 2025Friday
CDCUS News
Patient care news

Leading physician organizations say turmoil at the CDC puts lives at risk

“We need the CDC and other federal public health agencies to make decisions based on the best-available scientific evidence, guided by qualified experts in these fields and supported by the resources they need,” the statement reads.

Aug. 29, 2025Friday
AIartificial intelligencepatient care
Complex healthcare

Ethical considerations regarding AI use in healthcare: How much is too much?

AI has become ubiquitous in healthcare. Curtiss Johnson, DO, discusses the pros and cons of AI use in the medical setting and how it may evolve going forward.

What's Trending By Curtiss Johnson, DO
Aug. 12, 2025Tuesday
DO & student voicessocial media
In the limelight

Catching up with the most-followed doctor on social media

Mikhail “Dr. Mike” Varshavski, DO, provides updates on his fight against medical misinformation, his efforts to fund scholarships for students and an exciting new project on the horizon.

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Editor in Chief
Vania Manipod, DO
AOA Board-Certified Psychiatrist
Orange County, California
Advisory Board
  • Mahi Basra, DO
  • Parul Chhatpar, DO
    Preventive medicine resident
    UMass Chan, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
  • Alyssa Cole, DO
    Assistant Professor of Cancer Rehabilitation
    Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Laura Dalton, DO
    Retired OB-GYN
    Boynton Beach, Florida
  • Jennifer Gaertner-Otto, DO
    OB-GYN resident
    York, Pennsylvania
  • Angel Green, DO
    Internal medicine resident
    Johnson City, Tennessee
  • Tristan Hazebrook, DO
    Psychiatry resident
    North Carolina
  • Deborah Herchelroath, DO
    OB-GYN hospitalist
    UPMC Magee Womens - Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • Rachana Kolli, OMS IV
    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 IV
    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 IV
    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
  • Curtis Wilkerson, OMS I
    Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
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