Oct. 18, 2016Tuesday How I Practicenutritionobesity Ready, set, move! How organizing a ‘healthy boot camp’ could help your patients Richard Bryce, DO, led a healthy lifestyle boot camp to combat obesity and raise nutritional awareness in Detroit youth. Here’s what he did.
Oct. 11, 2016Tuesday Advocacy in action AOA, TOMA defend osteopathic care for Texas psychiatric patients Coordinated response led a Harris County, Texas, judge to reverse a decision that threatened access to care.
Oct. 7, 2016Friday DOCAREmedical missions Global health When choosing a medical mission, continuity of care matters. Here’s why. Medical missions that partner with local health professionals can help you maximize your impact.
Oct. 6, 2016Thursday iPhoneosteopathic medical educationstart-upsterilesurgery Sterile Technology Building a case: Medical student creates sterile phone case for the operating room Robert Zondervan, OMS IV, combines medical knowledge with business acumen to take his idea from vision to reality.
Oct. 3, 2016Monday Zika virus ‘Constantly evolving’ Zika in the US: How 2 Miami ob-gyns are advising their patients With active Zika transmission in Miami, local DO ob-gyns are doubling down on educating, empathizing with their alarmed patients.
Oct. 3, 2016Monday Cleveland Cliniclung transplant Lung health DO and her surgical team inspire $2 million donation to transplant program Dollar Tree CEO Macon Brock made the donation after receiving a double lung transplant from the Cleveland Clinic.
Sept. 28, 2016Wednesday emergency medicine Emergency medicine How a DO saved a man who’d seemingly frozen to death Instead of pronouncing the patient dead, Gerald A. Coleman III, DO, started a course of treatment that would make international headlines.
Sept. 26, 2016Monday OMED 2016Zika virus Q&A Mayo Clinic neurologist briefs OMED attendees on latest Zika developments Marie F. Grill, MD, provides updated details on Zika’s symptoms, effects and the link to Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
Sept. 26, 2016Monday kidney stonespatient careresearchroller coaster Roller coaster therapy Ride a roller coaster, pass a kidney stone? David Wartinger, DO made an effective 3D renal model to show how a roller coaster can aid in the expulsion of kidney stones.
Sept. 21, 2016Wednesday OMED 2016veteransVeterans Affairs Caring for veterans VA leader: DOs ‘perfectly positioned’ to help veterans Baligh Yehia, MD, explained how DOs inside and outside the VA can make a difference for veterans.