Oct. 28, 2026Wednesday Eating Healthyhealth carenutrition Care tools Food as medicine: A new nutrition guide provides physicians with evidence-based resources The AOA’s new guide can serve as a starting point for patient conversations, nutrition assessments and care planning.
Oct. 14, 2026Wednesday electionpatient care Civic engagement Beyond the exam room: How physicians can seamlessly share information about registering to vote with patients Nicholas Urbanczyk, DO, shares how his primary care practice partnered with Vot-ER, a nonpartisan nonprofit, to share voter registration information with patients.
Oct. 7, 2026Wednesday DO & student voicesmusicpatient care Striking a chord Music therapy: What to know as an osteopathic physician Board-certified music therapist Maxwell Corrigan, OMS IV, breaks down how music therapists help patients and shares tips for physicians on how to work with music therapists.
Oct. 6, 2026Tuesday depressionmental healthpatient careWorld Mental Health Day Mental health How to screen for, diagnose and treat major depressive disorder as a primary care physician In recent years, primary care physicians have taken on a bigger role in the treatment of MDD. Undine Vallejos, DO, shares best practices for helping patients with depression feel like themselves again.
Sept. 23, 2026Wednesday AIartificial intelligencetechnology Using AI as DOs The new frontier: Pros and cons of AI in medicine Whether we’ve fully grasped the gravity of AI integration into medicine, AI is here to stay, writes Reshma Pinnamaneni, DO, who shares her thoughts on its pros and cons. What's Trending By Reshma Pinnamaneni, DO
Sept. 16, 2026Wednesday Structure and function Medicine under the tent: Bringing dignity to Vallejo’s streets Charles “Jori” Enfield, DO, shares the lessons he and his classmates learned by providing osteopathic manipulative treatment under physician supervision to unhoused patients in Vallejo, California.
Sept. 15, 2026Tuesday Practical guidance Balance before burnout: Empathy, boundaries and the role of medical education Unchecked empathy in medicine can lead to compassion fatigue. Here’s how medical educators can help students learn to practice empathy while safeguarding their mental health. Burnout By Shannon Ramsey Jimenez, DO
Aug. 27, 2026Thursday OMM Whole-person care Why osteopathic manipulative medicine belongs in the exam room: Reclaiming the art & science of OMM “We wish to share some insights to help new students approach OMM with curiosity, confidence and an understanding of its scientific and clinical value,” write Michael Milius, OMS IV, and M’Lindsay Romero, DO. The DO Distinction By Michael S. Milius, OMS IV
Aug. 19, 2026Wednesday patient care Cultural understanding The missing patient file: Kurdish health in the US Soz Mirza, OMS IV, shares her experience navigating the U.S. healthcare system as a Kurdish American patient, translator, researcher and advocate. Diversity in Medicine By Soz Mirza, OMS IV
Aug. 11, 2026Tuesday maternal healthmaternal-fetal medicineUS News Best in care The best hospitals for maternity care, according to U.S. News & World Report Among other measures, researchers looked at C-section and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) rates, newborn complication rates, commitment to exclusive breast milk feeding and episiotomy rates.