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Ira Monka, DO, MHA, FACOFP

Monka is president of the American Osteopathic Association and an osteopathic physician specializing in family medicine.

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June 18, 2024
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USPSTF: Provide or refer youth with high BMI to behavioral interventions

USPSTF: Provide or refer youth with high BMI to behavioral interventions

In a final recommendation statement, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said that health care professionals should refer or provide youth aged 6 years and older with high BMI to intensive, comprehensive behavioral interventions.

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November 08, 2023
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Hooked on Primary Care with Ira P. Monka, DO, MHA, FACOFP

Hooked on Primary Care with Ira P. Monka, DO, MHA, FACOFP

For the last 38 years, I have been working at Atlantic Health Systems in New Jersey in family practice. I have wonderful patients, and I can put in 20-hour days and not regret one moment of being there.

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August 07, 2023
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Generic fluticasone-salmeterol as good as brand name for COPD

Generic fluticasone-salmeterol as good as brand name for COPD

Generic fluticasone-salmeterol demonstrated similar safety and effectiveness as the brand-name version among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to researchers.