Our July issue is online (degruyter.com/journal/key/jo…)! Check out papers on person-centered language in obesity-related publications, OMT to treat chronic low back pain, a commentary on areas of potential legal vulnerability for clinicians utilizing artificial intelligence, and more!

The purpose of this study — degruyter.com/document/doi/1… — was to evaluate the association of systolic blood pressure in the emergency department with stroke severity in patients with stroke-like symptoms Latha Ganti #OpenAccess #stroke

The objective of this study — degruyter.com/document/doi/1… — is to assess applicants’ opinions and perspectives toward preference signaling in orthopaedic surgery prior to the 2022–2023 match results, and to evaluate the signaling strategies utilized by applicants Victor Martinez, DO

Where are the Black men in osteopathic medical schools? This commentary — degruyter.com/document/doi/1… — delves into the persisting challenges and potential solutions surrounding the lack of diversity of Black men in osteopathic schools Michael Megafu, DO MPH #OpenAccess

📊 Curious about the predictive validity of MCAT scores and GPA for #COMLEX-USA exam success among osteopathic med students? Check out this insightful study published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine: degruyter.com/document/doi/1… AACOM COSGP National SOMA AOA AAMC

The authors’ primary objective in this article – degruyter.com/document/doi/1… – was to examine the rates of person-centered language adherence among obesity-related articles published in the top 10 sports medicine journals

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The objective of this study – degruyter.com/document/doi/1… – was to investigate the effectiveness of neuromusculoskeletal medicine/osteopathic manipulative medicine in treating chronic low back pain

Our August issue is online: degruyter.com/journal/key/jo…! Check out papers on OMT's effect on quality of life in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices, the association of food insecurity & exposure to violence during childhood, and more! Michael Baxter Covenant Elenwo, MPH #OpenAccess

Read the article by Jacqueline Nikakis, Ermin Tale, Denis Malkov, Uddampreet S. Arora, Jordan Keys, To Shan Li, Sheldon C. Yao, Todd J. Cohen degruyter.com/document/doi/1…

AOA Annual Report charts successes of past year The 2024 AOA Annual Report outlines efforts in support of the AOA's mission to serve as the professional home for all osteopathic physicians and medical students. bit.ly/36T7U6H #DOProud #OsteopathicMedicine

The authors of this article — degruyter.com/document/doi/1… — studied how the direction and extent of superficial fascial movement during active neck bending differs in individuals with and without myofascial pain syndrome

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The objective of this study — degruyter.com/document/doi/1… — is to determine whether heavy alcohol consumption and binge drinking increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in older adults in the United States Natasha Bray #OpenAccess

In the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, AOA President Teresa A. Hubka, DO, FACOOG (Dist.), FACOG, and Andrew Crim, Director of Education at ACOG, explore the gaps in knowledge related to vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause. bit.ly/3YtMN7z @JosteoMed #DOProud

The goal of this study — degruyter.com/document/doi/1… — was to determine whether accurate sexual and gender minority demographic data has been consistently collected for all US medical schools during admissions and enrollment

The goal of this study — degruyter.com/document/doi/1… — was to expand the education of osteopathic medical students in substance use disorders (SUDs) and measure the effect that education had on students’ attitudes and knowledge of SUDs

The objective of this study — degruyter.com/document/doi/1… — was to characterize patient perceptions of telemedicine consultation for spasticity surgery and to determine its effectiveness for indicating reconstructive procedures

The purpose of this study – degruyter.com/document/doi/1… – is to investigate the effects of OMT on quality of life patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices