Dec. 10, 2015Thursday global healthresearchstudents Global health Cervical cancer prevention: How one student is making a difference in Peru Kayla Jelinek, OMS IV, explains how an unforgettable patient inspired her to research the most prevalent strains of HPV in Peru.
Nov. 13, 2015Friday Alzheimer's diseaseresearch Early detection Eli Lilly and the AOA to develop Alzheimer’s education materials Lilly is investing over $100,000 in the collaborative project that will seek to educate physicians on diagnosing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Nov. 13, 2015Friday international medicineresearchstudents MSUCOM Peru global outreach MSUCOM’s Peru outreach program emphasizes preventive health research Participants in the program have published 37 abstracts to date and are working on projects that may benefit public health in the Amazon.
Sept. 10, 2015Thursday food insecurityJAOAresearch Health threat Study: Teens living with food insecurity more likely to have central obesity Food insecurity is linked to central obesity, excess weight and other markers of metabolic syndrome, according to a JAOA study.
Sept. 3, 2015Thursday cardiologyosteopathic medical educationresearch Heart of the matter Medical student one of 14 nationwide to receive Sarnoff fellowship Ryan Coute, OMS III, heads to the University of Michigan to conduct cardiovascular research on ways to optimize cardiac arrest treatment.
Aug. 6, 2015Thursday JAOAresearch Testing testing Survey identifies risky drinking better than blood test, researchers find Ten-question survey can help physicians better identify patients who would benefit from brief interventions, a JAOA study reveals.
Aug. 3, 2015Monday JAOAosteopathic manipulative treatmentresearch New Research OMT significantly affects cellular processes, researchers find In vitro studies reviewed in the JAOA found that OMT can reduce inflammation and promote wound healing in fascial cells.
May 19, 2015Tuesday breast cancerresearch Searching for the cure Funding opportunity for breast cancer researchers: Susan G. Komen grants Early-career DOs interested in conducting research to help reduce or eliminate breast cancer can submit proposals through June 17.
April 9, 2015Thursday innovationpublic healthresearch Bright Spotting Finding patient experts: How to conduct positive deviance research Clinical data analysis can lead you to patients who’ve improved their health despite steep odds, and whose knowledge could help their peers.
March 5, 2015Thursday educationresearchtechnologyvideo Listen up DO podcast hosts question medicine—and say you should, too Produced by two residents, the Questioning Medicine podcast encourages healthy skepticism of medical convention.