Vol. 12 No. 2 (2020): March/April 2020

Background: The Patient Self Determination Act was passed in 1991 and requires healthcare facilities to present patients with information regarding advanced directives. Since that time, there has been no improvement in the number of patients reported to have had such discussions. Numerou...

Rhinitis is generally classified as allergic or non-allergic and is differentiated from conditions that mimic symptoms of rhinitis. This article reviews the non-allergic forms of rhinitis highlighting signs, symptoms and diagnosis. An in-depth overview of osteopathic treatment options fo...

Methamphetamine addiction remains one of the most common substance use disorders encountered by physicians and is often unrecognized in the current opioid epidemic. Methamphetamine remains widely available in the United States despite laws designed to limit illicit production. Physical s...

A 37-year-old female with a past medical history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) presents to the emergency department with tonic-clonic seizures. The patient experienced two tonic-clonic seizures at home earlier that day and was brought to urgent care by family members. She was evaluated by...

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental disease where people do things without thinking, have difficult relationships, and their mood changes a lot. In BPD, mood changes can be fast and can change in the same day. This is different from bipolar disorder where mood changes can last weeks ...

We are well into 2020, and spring, along with the ACOFP conference in New Orleans, is right around the corner. The Associate Editor, Paula Gregory, DO, and I will be at the conference to present the Attending Paper of the Year to a few of our distinguished authors of 2019. It is always a privilege ...

Historically, the osteopathic profession has met challenges and adversities with renewed passion, increased vigor and a stronger and more viable spirit. When osteopathic physicians were excluded from serving as physicians during the Second World War, the AOA met the challenge head on. As such, by t...