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CMS to provide Hurricane Helene public health emergency accelerated and advance payments to Medicare providers

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will support providers and suppliers impacted by Hurricane Helene within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster zones, under President Biden’s major disaster declarations. On Oct. 7, 2024, President Biden determined that an emergency exists in Florida due to the conditions resulting from Hurricane Milton … Read More

AOA Staff

10.14.24

The DO

Is the ER really any wilder during a full moon? DOs weigh in

Full moons causing irregular or unexplainable behavior in humans and animals has been a belief for some for centuries around the world. One group that historically subscribes to this belief is emergency physicians. Anecdotes abound of hectic nights in the emergency room brought on by the brightest phase of the lunar cycle; a 2011 study published in the … Read More

The DO Staff

10.13.24

The DO

The DO Book Club, Oct. 2024: ‘The Autumn Ghost’

The COVID-19 pandemic naturally got scientists, physicians and members of the public revisiting other catastrophic infectious disease epidemics to see how they were handled by the frightened public and an unprepared society. Hannah Wunsch, MD, a critical care physician and researcher, happened upon a largely untold story of a deadly 1952 polio epidemic in Denmark … Read More

The DO Staff

10.12.24

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DOs impacted by recent natural disasters can apply for disaster relief grants from AOF

DOs whose practice of medicine has been impacted by a recent natural disaster can apply for a disaster relief grant from the American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF) via its Disaster Relief Program. The funding was made possible through donations to AOF by AOA members and state osteopathic association members. Currently, eligibility is limited to those affected by … Read More

AOA Staff

10.11.24

The DO

Understanding the looming crisis in elderly care

A.T. Still, MD, DO, was ahead of his time in promoting preventive medicine and focusing on treating the whole patient rather than just symptoms. In this spirit, it is critical that we apply this overall philosophy to caring for our aging population (which is soon to rapidly expand).

The DO Staff

10.11.24

The DO

Task failed successfully: How I turned my failed board exams into a triumphant residency

“Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” This quote, by Oprah Winfrey, was what my best friend put up on our refrigerator after I failed my COMLEX exam the first time. At the time I didn’t know that my medical journey would have so many stepping stones it could be relabeled as a rock garden. … Read More

The DO Staff

10.10.24

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