CHICAGO- Oct. 12, 2017– Our organizations, which represent more than 560,000 physicians and medical students nationwide, look forward to further analyzing the Executive Order issued today by President Donald J. Trump. It is important that policies proposed be thoroughly evaluated to determine their impact on individuals and our health care system more broadly. We look … Read More
Advanced technology developed with Homeland Security’s “Stop the Bleed” campaign shown at nation’s largest osteopathic medicine conference PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9, 2017 — A telemedical drone system with holographic technology can quickly put emergency physicians and lifesaving medical supplies in the hands of disaster survivors. The Telemedical Drone Project, known as HiRO (Health Integrated Rescue Operations), … Read More
Brian Kim Named Vice President of Accreditation CHICAGO, Oct. 5, 2017 – The American Osteopathic Association today named Brian G. Kim, JD, vice president of accreditation and secretary of the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA). AOA is the professional membership organization for the nation's more than 129,000 osteopathic physicians (DOs) and osteopathic medical students. … Read More
CHICAGO—Oct. 4, 2017— AOA President Mark A. Baker, DO, issued the following statement today: “As a major contributor to the U.S. physician workforce, through our medical education and postgraduate training accreditation, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) continues to monitor and encourage legislative efforts to establish meaningful solutions to sustain the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical … Read More
Study Published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association Indicates Recovery May Be Complicated by Pre-Existing Conditions More Prevalent in Females CHICAGO—October 2, 2017—Adolescent female athletes suffer concussion symptoms twice as long as their male counterparts, according to a new study in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Researchers found the extended recovery … Read More
CHICAGO—Sept. 26, 2017— AOA President Mark A. Baker, DO, issued the following statement today: “Stabilizing the health insurance market should be Congress’s priority when it looks to address the many challenges our health care system faces. Osteopathic physicians will continue to support and advocate for our patients’ ability to access the care they need and … Read More
Insomnia Remains an Underreported Sleep Condition, Yet Effective Treatment is Widely Available CHICAGO – Sept. 25, 2017—For the estimated 60 million people struggling with insomnia, sleep training is an underutilized treatment that can move patients away from medication to a lifetime of better sleep, according to osteopathic physicians. While insomnia is a common, often chronic … Read More
CHICAGO—Sept. 25, 2017— AOA President Mark A. Baker, DO, issued the following statement today: "The American Osteopathic Association recognizes the many challenges our health care system faces and is supportive of improvement efforts. As an organization representing nearly 130,000 osteopathic physicians, medical students and the patients they serve, the AOA cannot support the Graham-Cassidy bill … Read More
Washington, DC (Sept. 25, 2017)— Representing more than half a million of America’s frontline physicians and medical students, leaders from six major medical organizations including the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Osteopathic Association and the American … Read More