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Subject Patient Care

July 8, 2020Wednesday
COVID-19
Patient care

Primary care is safe and essential during the COVID-19 pandemic, DOs attest

Delaying necessary care raises significant concerns about patient health, especially for patients with chronic health conditions.

June 24, 2020Wednesday
get up to speed

5 things to know about C. diff

A C. diff expert explains why all physicians should learn more about C. diff infections, which are increasingly common—and how the pandemic has the potential to further boost the infection rate.

June 23, 2020Tuesday
LGBTQ
Patient care

6 things to know about caring for transgender patients

Learn the basics about estrogen and testosterone therapy, reproductive concerns and where to find additional information.

June 17, 2020Wednesday
Future of care

The telemedicine revolution: What telehealth might look like after COVID-19

The widespread adoption of telemedicine during the COVID-19 outbreak likely means lasting changes to its place in medicine.

May 13, 2020Wednesday
COVID-19
COVID-19

How to market your practice during a pandemic

A health care marketing agency CEO shares the marketing and advertising strategies physician practices can use right now.

May 6, 2020Wednesday
COVID-19
COVID-19

What small-practice physicians should know about Paycheck Protection Program loans

Understand how the program works and the steps to take to apply for a loan.

April 24, 2020Friday
DO & student voicessports medicine
Sports medicine

Disordered eating: The overlooked, actionable public health crisis

Learn the common signs of disordered eating in student athletes and how to prevent progression to a clinical eating disorder.

April 22, 2020Wednesday
COVID-19
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What to know about telehealth billing and coding during COVID-19

Learn more about the changes to telemedicine billing and coding procedures brought on by CMS’ Waiver 1135.

April 14, 2020Tuesday
CDCCOVID-19smoking cessationTips From Former Smokers
Vulnerable population

COVID-19 presents a unique risk to smokers

“For some patients who smoke, this was the first time I’ve seen some fear in their eyes about the risks of continued smoking,” says Aaron George, DO.

April 14, 2020Tuesday
JAOAPCOSresearch
Body, mind, spirit

Mindful yoga reduces testosterone by nearly one-third in women with PCOS, JAOA research finds

Mindful yoga also significantly improved patients’ anxiety and depression levels.

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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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