May 2, 2024Thursday restless leg syndrome Patient care Nonpharmaceutical approaches to alleviating restless leg syndrome symptoms Dietary changes, massage therapy and sleep hygiene may help relieve patients’ RLS symptoms and significantly enhance their quality of life.
April 30, 2024Tuesday The DO book clubwomen's health Women’s health The DO Book Club, May 2024: ‘Perimenopause for Dummies’ Author Rebecca Levy-Gantt, DO, provides clear and useful information about perimenopause, the transitional time that is highly common yet little understood. The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
March 19, 2024Tuesday CMSphysician-patient Reimbursement Enhanced payment to support longitudinal care: The new E/M complexity add-on code G2211 The office/outpatient E/M visit complexity add-on code was established to improve payment for the time, intensity and practice expense resources involved when physicians furnish O/O E/M office visit services that enable them to build longitudinal relationships with patients.
Feb. 29, 2024Thursday semaglutide Semaglutide and surgery The dark side of semaglutide: Gastric emptying delays pose a risk when undergoing surgery Semaglutide, hailed as a weight loss miracle, is facing new scrutiny over the potential risks to patients who are taking it and undergoing medical procedures.
Feb. 20, 2024Tuesday The Pearl of Africa 3 osteopathic moments in Uganda Jeanne Rupert, DO, recently joined a global health trip to Uganda, where she was able to connect osteopathic medicine and principles through medical outreach, highlighting disparities and fostering understanding.
Feb. 1, 2024Thursday advocacyDO & student voicespatient care Connecting with others The benefits of learning another language for patient care “One of the things I love most about my work is being able to communicate with my patients in their native language,” writes Taiwo Ajumobi, DO.
Jan. 30, 2024Tuesday diversity in medicineNWPDwomen in medicine National Women Physicians Day The sacrifices women physicians make: Balancing a medical career and family The idea that women should be able to do it all—have a career and also be the perfect mom and wife—was prevalent in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. It’s an expectation that my generation, Gen X, grew up with. Diversity in Medicine By Shannon Jimenez, DO
Jan. 30, 2024Tuesday cancermedical schoolpatient care Experiencing loss How I survived losing my spouse to cancer in medical school During this period of darkness in my personal life, osteopathic medicine gave me a lifeline.
Jan. 2, 2024Tuesday narrative medicine Patient encounters From storytelling to healing: The empathetic power of narrative medicine Patient narratives require an empathic investigation and impartial curiosity. Tony Errichetti, PhD, shares how physicians can learn to “read” their patients and strengthen their relationships with them. Art of Medicine By Tony Errichetti, PhD
Jan. 2, 2024Tuesday burnoutpatient care Overcoming exhaustion The ‘window mirror’ approach to patient care: What we can learn from it I knew I was in full-blown burnout from years of working as a psychiatrist for the local public health department. I was one of the few psychiatric clinicians accepting any (or no) insurance for many miles.