Vol. 9 No. 3 (2017): May/June 2017

Yes, Healthcare is complicated. Are family doctors doing circumcisions? Osteopathic family physicians rounding in the nursery or delivering babies have done so for many years. The article this month is not a procedural publication but is more about the ethical discussion around the idea of circu...

  As osteopathic physicians, we are living in uncertain times. The changes in healthcare continues, and we are all trying to adapt to this new normal. The foundation upon which we stand keeps shifting when once that same foundation was stable. How we are educated, practice, get paid and certi...

Objective: This study assessed: 1) the effectiveness of a Motivational Interviewing (MI) training program to improve the skills of family practice residents, and 2) resident and Standardized Patient’s perception of the effectiveness of training and beliefs about MI in clinical practice.M...

This review article takes an evidence-based approach in the discussion of circumcision. International and national statistics are described to give context to the practice. The article reviews preventative health benefits of circumcision. There is also a summary of the bioethical reasons...

Pain is among the most common reasons that patients seek help from their physicians in the United States: it is estimated that chronic pain results in up to $635 billion per year in health care costs and lost productivity.The management of chronic pain is complex and can be problematic f...

Sleep disorders are a common complaint in the primary care setting and have important medical and social consequences. Diagnosis can usually be made through history and physical. Polysomnography is useful for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea and limb movement disorders. Insomnia ...

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