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Across all segments of society in the United States, millions of adults and children experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year, which may pose lifetime health and financial burdens in the billions of dollars. Efforts have been made to advance research and care with goals to improve awareness of the causes and consequences of … Read More
For as long as I can remember, I’ve written New Year’s resolutions. When I was in college, the list included goals like, “get straight As” and “learn a new language.” Medical school was a little more realistic, in the realm of “pass your classes” and “count to 10 in French.”
Every year, on a Monday in March, tens of thousands of prospective medical school graduates receive a much anticipated email. The email tells them if they successfully secured a spot for the next step in their medical career: residency. This is known as “matching.” For the vast majority of medical students, matching into residency is the … Read More
With the surge of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 [COVID-19]), the modality of teaching anatomy has shifted from in-person cadaveric dissection to virtual lessons for incoming first-year medical students. As a result, we aim to assess the impact that this curriculum change has on student perspectives.
The AOA is now accepting applications for the Bureau of Emerging Leaders (BEL) DO Day Scholarship, which provides opportunities for osteopathic residents, fellows and new physicians in practice to attend DO Day on Capitol Hill, set for April 15-16 (virtual) and April 19-20 (in-person), 2023. The ideal scholarship candidate will be interested in advocacy engagement … Read More
In 2019, I retired from a rather high-stress surgical practice after 30 years. I walked away for a very specific reason – I had to. But as I look back, the medical problem that forced my hands (literally) was also a serendipitous tap on the shoulder telling me it was OK to leave. It was … Read More
If you could only keep one of your five senses, which one would it be? Sight, smell, touch, taste or hearing? According to a JAMA study of 250 participants, 88% reported that sight is their most important sense. There are estimated to be at least 2.2 billion people globally who have vision impairment. Almost half of those … Read More
Previous studies have examined the changes in the dietary habits of general populations during the COVID-19 pandemic but have not focused on specific populations such as those with chronic medical conditions (CMCs). Prior to major vaccination efforts, 96.1% of deaths were attributed to patients with preexisting CMCs, thus it is important to examine how this … Read More
Buprenorphine is a partial mu opioid agonist that has been increasingly utilized to treat patients with chronic pain and opioid use disorder (OUD). The drug has proven to provide significant chronic pain relief at low doses ranging from 75 to 1800 mcg.