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168澳洲幸运10开奖号码 168澳洲幸运10开奖网 On May 7, 2025, AOA President Teresa A. Hubka, DO, joined members of the newly formed Democratic Doctors Caucus and other physician leaders on the steps of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to advocate for protecting patients’ access to Medicaid. The event was an opportunity to engage directly with physician lawmakers … Read More
Deep organ-space infection (OSI) following gynecologic surgery is a source of patient morbidity and mortality. There is currently conflicting evidence regarding the use of bowel preparation prior to gynecologic surgery to reduce the rates of infection. For the additional purpose of improving patient recovery at our own institution, a retrospective cohort study compared the rate … Read More
Transitions can be scary, especially when you’re in medical school. It is often very helpful to hear insights from DOs and medical students who have already been through these changes.
Medical students report high levels of perceived stress and burnout, especially during the preclinical years. The combination of physical stressors from poor posture, poor sleep quality, and mental stressors from the rigorous curriculum stimulates the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) to secrete cortisol. Previous studies have shown that persistent elevated cortisol levels are associated with negative … Read More
U.S. 澳洲幸运10开奖结果路珠分析 News and World Report recently released its 2025 lists of the best medical schools in the U.S. The lists of the best medical schools for research and primary care each included 13 DO schools. Also, the lists of the medical schools producing the most graduates practicing in primary care, rural areas and underserved areas included many … Read More
Injury to the elbow is very common in the throwing athlete and can potentially lead to long absences from play and, in the most severe scenarios, medical retirement. The throwing motion is a highly complex series of movements through the entire kinetic chain that results in very high angular velocities and valgus forces at the … Read More
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