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. 25, 2026Tuesday booksThe DO book club Healing and memory The DO Book Club, Aug. 2026: ‘A Month in the Country’ “The novella is an essential study of history, art, religion and the enduring trauma of World War I, making it compulsory reading for both academic analysis and personal edification,” writes Tim Barreiro, DO. The DO Book Club By Tim Barreiro, DO
March 1, 2026Sunday A.T. Still A new era in medicine Did A.T. Still, DO, have an MD degree? Although many assume A.T. Still, DO, founder of osteopathic medicine, held an MD degree, the reality is more complex. David Fuller, DO, walks us through a fascinating chapter of history at the dawn of osteopathic medicine.
Aug. 24, 2026Monday DO & student voicesphysicians In the workplace Is physician unionization a help or hindrance? AOA Trustee Joshua Lenchus, DO, RPh, shares his thoughts on the pros and cons of physician unionization.
Aug. 4, 2026Tuesday AOA Physician advocacy AOA’s inaugural Physician Payment Policy fellows to study how medical services are valued and paid for in US healthcare Two osteopathic physicians have earned an 18-month fellowship to study medical coding and payment policy to drive patient advocacy.
Aug. 4, 2026Tuesday A.T. Still A well-oiled machine US Patent No. 122,075: What an improved butter churn reveals about A.T. Still, DO Before osteopathic medicine, Dr. Still channeled his passion for mechanics into everyday problems. He patented his enhanced butter churn in 1871.
Aug. 25, 2026Tuesday In Memoriam A life in medicine In Memoriam: August 2026 View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians.
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.
Aug. 11, 2026Tuesday AIAOiAartificial intelligencedigital health Digital health Defining AI for us, by us: Inside the OsteopathicAI vote AOiA establishes OsteopathicAI, a profession-level minimum practice standard for ethical AI use in osteopathic medicine.
Aug. 13, 2026Thursday militaryNBOME News Past Physician to the US President will be NBOME’s next president and CEO Kevin O’Connor, DO, who served as Physician to the President for former President Joe Biden, brings three decades of leadership experience in many high-profile settings to the role.
Aug. 12, 2026Wednesday professional updates Lasting impacts DO becomes OSU team physician, ophthalmologist marks 50th mission trip, CORK research conference headed to California Jesse Shaw, DO, is a new team physician for OSU Athletics, Ralph Crew, DO, completed his 50th humanitarian trip and CORK 2026 will bring OMM to the Golden State.
Aug. 18, 2026Tuesday AOFIn Memoriamleadershipphysicians In Memoriam AOA mourns passing of Civil Rights Movement leader and influential physician William G. Anderson, DO “Our profession is so very proud of Dr. Anderson and all that he accomplished in his incredible life, from spearheading the Albany Movement during the Civil Rights Movement to becoming an accomplished and respected surgeon,” said AOA President Richard R. Thacker, DO, MACOI.