Vol. 12 No. 4 (2020): July/August 2020

2020 is turning out to be quite a year. I hear of calls to press “CTRL-ALT-DEL” or “turn it off and turn it back” to see if it will fix the situation. I have seen and heard stories about physicians on the front line in hotspot areas placing their health at risk to care for those patients ne...

I have no desire to be a cat, which walks so lightly that it never creates a disturbance. —Andrew Taylor Still, DO   During these unsettling and upsetting times, it is difficult to know what to say. We worry about offending others who do not agree with our opinions. But I dare to interpre...

To the OFP Editor: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has drastically impacted the lives of all Americans. COVID-19, a coronavirus that causes illness ranging in severity and symptoms, has caused morbidity and mortality throughout the world. 1 As COVID-19 spread throughout New York, Go...

To the OFP Editor, We are facing a problem in my rural-resident run clinic on how to maintain continuity with patients when the number of visits has been greatly reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. We were up against the challenging possibility of not monitoring our patients with high- risk co...

The current medical landscape highlights that physicians are experiencing an unprecedented epidemic of burnout. National studies show that at least 50% of physicians practicing in the United States are experiencing this harmful, detrimental disorder. This not only leads to personal conse...

SARS-CoV-2, the newest coronavirus, causes COVID-19, a disease that runs the gamut of symptoms from none too mild to severe to death. The severe cases are most often due to acute respiratory distress. In addition to pulmonary symptoms, the virus causes a wide variety of pathological mani...

Over the last several decades, obesity has become one of the most pervasive issues plaguing the United States. The vast amount of comorbidities associated with obesity, ranging from breathing problems to severe cardiovascular disease, place individuals at further risk of developing adver...

The female athlete triad is a disorder seen in physically active females that manifests as three interrelated syndromes that may or may not occur simultaneously.1,2,3 It is a multi-component disease initiated by an energy deficient state (possibly from an eating disorder), bone mineral d...

Abby Rhoads, DO Ronald Januchowski, DO, FACOFP, Editor • Paula Gregory, DO, MBA, CHCQM, FAIHQ, Health Literacy Editor DAY ONE: Please perform treatment for the first time during a telehealth visit with an osteopathic physician (DO). Begin with one treatment from the five described in this educa...

Obesity is a medical condition defined by a body mass index (BMI) over 30 kg/m. There are some risk factors out of your control, but you still have the power to stay healthy if you change certain aspects of your lifestyle. WHAT IS BMI? BMI is an index of weight-for-height used to classify o...

The coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is most often spread from person to person through respiratory droplets that come from coughing, sneezing, nasal discharge and breathing. Research suggests the virus may stay on frequently used surfaces for hours to days....

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading.   COVID-19 (novel coronavirus 2019) is caused by a virus known as SARS-CoV-2. People infected with this virus often have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing. Most will not becom...

COVID-19 is the name for the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus. The virus can travel six feet or more in the droplets of an infected person’s sneeze or cough and this allows it to spread between people. The virus can also temporarily live on surfaces such as door handles, cellphone...

Ronald Januchowski, DO, FACOFP, Editor • Paula Gregory, DO, MBA, CHCQM, FAIHQ, Health Literacy Editor SARS-CoV-2 (also known as COVID-19 or novel coronavirus) is a respiratory infection like influenza or the common cold. What makes COVID-19 worrisome is how easily the virus moves from person-to-p...

COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, is a virus that causes an illness affecting multiple systems of the body. Most people that get infected with coronavirus experience symptoms like the common cold. Some people that get infected have more severe symptoms and may end up in the hospital. People at h...