Oct. 7, 2020Wednesday chronic painJAOAmeditationresearchyoga Non-pharmaceutical options Yoga and meditation can reduce chronic pain, research finds Participants in an eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction course reported significant improvement in levels of pain, depression and disability.
April 28, 2020Tuesday JAOA Research JAOA calls for COVID-19 research The journal’s editors invite researchers to share information and data about their experiences with COVID-19 with the osteopathic medical community.
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.
July 31, 2019Wednesday editor in chiefJAOA The search is on JAOA seeks new editor in chief Robert Orenstein, DO, is ending his term as the JAOA’s leader and will step down at the end of the year.
May 29, 2019Wednesday JAOAosteopeniaosteoporosis Bone health Researchers suggest patients get screened earlier for osteoporosis—men especially Study in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association finds that 25% of men and women 35 to 50 years old are at risk for bone disease.
March 6, 2019Wednesday childrenJAOAmisdiagnosissleep apnea Sleep matters Study finds up to 15% of children have sleep apnea, yet 90% go undiagnosed Symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing in children are often wrongly attributed to behavior issues, according to research in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
Feb. 6, 2019Wednesday depressionJAOAmental healthmental illness Medical Matters Antidepressants increase risk of gastrointestinal, intracranial bleeding, researchers find Severe bleeding up to 40% more likely for patients on SSRIs, according to a JAOA review.
Dec. 10, 2018Monday dementiagun safetyJAOA Aging population Citing shooting risks, physician calls for policies to disarm patients with dementia Gun-owning baby boomers pose a looming crisis, according to article in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
Nov. 7, 2018Wednesday JAOApreventionType 2 diabetes Prevention pays Interventions to delay and prevent Type 2 diabetes are underused, JAOA research finds Medication, surgery and lifestyle programs have been proven to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes, though access to them is limited, according to new research.
May 7, 2018Monday JAOA Spinning sensation Psychiatric disorders present in 15% of patients with chronic dizziness, JAOA study finds Researchers determined that chronic dizziness can result from or trigger psychiatric disorders.