Osteopathic Physician

Medicare patients who were treated by osteopathic and allopathic hospitalists received similar quality and costs of care, according to the results of research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Osteopathic manipulation treatment may be an effective treatment option for alleviating post-COVID symptoms, according to a speaker at the American Osteopathic Association’s OMED conference.

During a September 2021 interview on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, comedian Hasan Minhaj referred to doctors of osteopathic medicine, or DOs, as “off-brand doctors” compared with their MD counterparts.

Thomas L. Ely, DO, FACOFP, FAAFP, the newly sworn-in president of the American Osteopathic Association, said he wants to increase the reach of the osteopathic community, improve vaccination rates and enhance the well-being of the association’s members.

Today, 1 in 50 Americans is at risk for anaphylaxis — a severe allergic reaction that can lead to death. Several states have acted and allow epinephrine to be available in more places and to be administered by more individuals than in the past.