June 5, 2014Thursday practice management Changing Practices Adding ancillary services? Here’s what you need to know When you add aesthetic procedures or sales to your practice, remember that your patients’ safety comes first, experts say.
May 30, 2014Friday bullyingpediatrics Skate Don’t Hate Hero Next Door: DO uses roller derby to spread anti-bullying message Pediatrician Ellen Lauer, DO, travels central Maine teaching students the dangers of bullying and the joys of roller derby.
May 2, 2014Friday chronic disease management Heart Health Uncover all risk factors early to prevent cardiovascular disease Primary care physicians don’t know enough about heart disease and should use more tests to identify potential problems, DOs say.
May 1, 2014Thursday practice management Extreme Practice Makeover Waiting rooms, too, can promote patient health Is your waiting room set up to optimize your patients’ mood and well-being? Experts in health care design share their tips.
May 1, 2014Thursday lgbttransgender medicine Whole-Patient Care Caring for LGBT patients: A primer To adequately treat LGBT patients, physicians must understand them both clinically and culturally, says a leader in the field.
April 3, 2014Thursday chronic disease managementdiabetespatient care Managing Diabetes DOs share advice on managing patients with diabetes mellitus “The distinction between type 1 and type 2 is very much blurring, which is across-the-board confusing to physicians and patients,” DO says.
March 12, 2014Wednesday social media Virtual medicine Social networks for physicians now trending #DoctorsLounge Learn what the major social networks for physicians, Doximity and Sermo, offer members and why DOs are using them.
March 11, 2014Tuesday asthmachronic disease managementpatient care Managing Asthma Avoiding pitfalls in caring for patients with asthma Although the disease is under-diagnosed overall, many physicians make an initial diagnosis of asthma too readily.
March 11, 2014Tuesday DOCAREpatient care Another world Our mission to Guatemala was grueling—and I can’t wait to go back Despite the discomforts and even dangers, Jeffrey Tsai, OMS II, felt renewed by the medical mission.
Feb. 26, 2014Wednesday opinionpatient care Patients first Reminder: Patients are our purpose, not interruptions In business, you must treat customers fairly and kindly if you expect them to return. The same goes for medicine, writes Arnold Melnick, DO.