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Trends of public interest in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) from 2004 to 2022

Blakelee Eggleston, BPH; Caitlin Wenske, BS; Carly Sweat, BS; Douglas Nolan, DO; Nicholas B. Sajjadi, DO; Anna Mazur, PhD, ABPP, ABN; and Micah Hartwell, PhD
The objective of this study was to investigate deviations in public interest following player incidents of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and the effects that the media has had on public interest in CTE.
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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.
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Predictors of a positive attitude towards rural practice in female osteopathic medical students

Dana E. Kahl, PT, DPT, EdD; and Kevin M. Roessger, PhD
This study aims to determine if a rural background, a plan to practice family medicine, and motivation toward civic duty are associated with attitudes toward eventual practice of rural medicine in female osteopathic medical students.
J Osteopath Med; 124(12): 521-527

Research integrity and academic medicine: the pressure to publish and research misconduct

Molly Kearney, MSc; Maren Downing, MEng; and Elizabeth A. Gignac, DO
The authors explore existing guidelines for authorship, common types of research misconduct, the implications of scholarly work for medical learners and faculty, consequences of research misconduct, and possible solutions to promote integrity in academic medicine.
J Osteopath Med; 124(5): 187-194

Implementation and mixed-methods evaluation of “Walk with a Doc” program at Stony Brook

Ursula N. Landman, DO; Zaina Naeem, MD, MPH; Ingrid L. Chen, MD; Areeg Naeem, MS; and Raja Jaber, MD
This report presents data from the Walk with a Doc program’s first 5 months at Stony Brook to inform practice-based management decisions pertaining to the clinical utility and future adaptation of walking programs in suburban communities.
J Osteopath Med; 124(6): 243-248

Delayed discovery: the COVID-19 pandemic’s influence on osteoarthritis clinical trials

Nicholas B. Sajjadi, DO; Jon Michael Anderson, DO; Griffin K. Hughes, BA, BS; Christena E. Abraham, BS; Jamal Malik, BS; Micah Hartwell, PhD; and Matt Vassar, PhD
This study aims to explore the reasons for termination of clinical trials investigating osteoarthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
J Osteopath Med; 124(1): 5-11

COVID-19 scent dog research highlights and synthesis during the pandemic of December 2019−April 2023

Tommy Dickey, MS, MA, PhD; and Heather Junqueira, CVT
The authors examined the safety, effectiveness, and practicality of utilizing trained scent dogs in clinical and public situations for COVID-19 screening. Specifically, results of 29 trained scent dog screening peer-reviewed studies were compared with results of real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and rapid antigen (RAG) COVID-19 testing methods.
J Osteopath Med; 123(11): 509-521

Optimal hand surgery fellowship interview format

Lauren E. Dittman, MD; Nicholas F. Munaretto, MD; and Peter C. Rhee, DO, MS
The purpose of this study was to examine hand surgery fellowship applicants’ perspectives regarding in-person and virtual interviews.
J Osteopath Med; 123(10): 467-473

The effect of perceived weight status and BMI perception on food attitudes and food relationships

Sahil K. Patel, BS; Ryan Gericke, BA; Jaime Dougherty, BS; and Adarsh Gupta, DO
The aim of this study is to further delineate the relationship between actual BMI and perceived body weight, and how it affects various variables such as overall and mental health, food relationships, and lifestyle habits.
J Osteopath Med; 123(9): 415-426

Assessing patient experience of the tenets of osteopathic medicine

Glenn E. Davis, MS; Walter Carl Hartwig, PhD; Richard B. Riemer, DO; Chandra Char, PhD; Adam McTighe, PsyD, MBA; and David Kremelberg, PhD
The objectives of this study were to assess patient experience of the tenets of osteopathic medicine, physician empathy, satisfaction with the visit, and to compare the results for patients who saw DOs with those who saw MD physicians.
J Osteopath Med; 123(8): 371-378