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September 2024 Vol. 124, No. 9

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NMM/OMT

Why do physicians practice osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT)? A survey study

Samantha M. Lease, DO; and Jose S. Figueroa Casanova, DO, FAOCPMR, FAAPMR
The study gauges student interest in OMT and investigates why they are or are not interested in utilizing OMT in future practice, and also whether physicians utilize OMT in their practice and what fostered their interest in OMT.
NMM/OMT

Comparing cranial suture interdigitation in humans and non-human primates: unearthing links to osteopathic cranial concept

Janice Blumer, DO; Irisa Arney, PhD; Anna Hardin, PhD; Morgan Nichols, BA; Luke Arsenault, BA; and John Petrucci, BS
The authors compared the interdigitation of sagittal, coronal (left and right), and lambdoid (left and right) sutures in CT scans of humans and five nonhuman primate species (Gorilla gorilla, Pongo pygmaeus, Pan troglodytes, Hylobates lar, and Nasalis larvatus).
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Protecting the profession: lessons from the recent physician scandals

R. Andrew Kelso, MA, PhD; Deborah Schmidt, DO; and Celia McLay, MS, DO
The goal of this paper is to elicit lessons that can be learned from recent scandals so that physicians, healthcare institutions, physician practices, medical boards, and patients can introduce measures to help prevent them from happening in the future.

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine Receives an Impact Factor!

The Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (JOM) recently received an Impact Factor! The JOM’s current Impact Factor is 1.5 and the journal will be included in the “Medicine, General and Internal” category. Read more about this monumental achievement here.

Proposed Amendments to AOA Governance Documents

View the proposed amendments to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Governance Documents, which will be presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates on July 19-21, 2024.

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Tumid lupus masquerading as rosacea

A 43-year-old woman presented to our clinic in September 2023 for evaluation of a burning eruption on the face. The patient was initially seen at an outside dermatology clinic one year prior and diagnosed with rosacea which was treated with topical azelaic acid and oxymetazoline cream. The eruption progressed over the following months to include the upper chest and was associated with a burning sensation. Read more