Vol. 13 No. 1 (2021): January/February 2021

As I turn the page to a new year, I have had the opportunity to review some literature from years past— 650 years in the past to be more accurate. Giovanni Boccaccio’s collection of novellas, the Decameron , was a classic of medieval plague literature. The writing presents the depiction of a d...

CONSTITUTION OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC FAMILY PHYSICIANS, INC. ARTICLE II – MISSION & OBJECTIVES Section 2. The objectives of the College are: 3. To support high standards of ongoing osteopathic education for family physicians; 5. To encourage and improve the educational o...

When I was elected to the ACOFP Board of Governors in 2013, I “diversified” our Board by being a 39-year-old white female. At that time and until now, there have only been five women elected as Governor to the ACOFP Board in its 70-year history. Similarly, there has only been a handful under the a...

To the OFP Editor: This letter will hopefully encourage colleagues to consider becoming more empathetic towards patients suffering from opioid addiction. After 24 years in private medical practice, I admittedly had developed a general disdain and cynicism for patients with addictive behavior ...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge of and barriers to osteopathic medicine in Korean communities in New York City. Design: A cross-sectional study was designed in which a culturally appropriate survey in Korean and English versions was administered anonymously t...

Hearing loss is a common complaint with extensive cognitive, physical, emotional, social and financial implications. Many adults are expected to present with varying degrees of hearing loss by the age of 60 to 69 years old that can be classified according to the cause into conductive, se...

The purpose of this article is to provide background information and the current understanding of a less familiar cause of female breast cancer; exposure to ultraviolet light at night. Breast cancer is a common disease that causes significant morbidity and mortality in women. There are s...

Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is an overuse injury of the lateral elbow. LE is caused by repetitive motion leading to micro-injury of the wrist extensor muscles that originate along the elbow's lateral aspect. Although LE is commonly referred to as “tennis elbow” many cases are observed in ...

The novel nature of the SARS-CoV-2 virus inherently creates a paucity of reliable and validated data. Implementing evidence-based and data-driven protocols have been exceedingly difficult. As new information is released and integrated into the complex system, the health care delivery wor...

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading. INTRODUCTION A 42-year-old female presents with a four-month history of bilateral foot pain and swelling. She admits to frequently walking outdoors in sneakers with holes in the bo...

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading. As COVID-19 has been around longer, testing has rapidly grown into two main types: viral testing and antibody testing. It is important to know the differences in these tests and what th...

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading. COVID-19 is a virus spread by respiratory droplets that come out when coughing, sneezing and talking. Wearing a facemask may reduce disease spread by limiting the number of respiratory ...

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading. CAUSES OF ELBOW PAIN Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis) Tennis elbow is one of the most common causes of elbow pain. It is a type of tendinitis or inflammation of the tendons. Alt...

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading. Gender transitioning is a process taken to become the gender you best identify with on the inside. Pharmacological and/or med- ical procedures occur to transition from a male-to-femal...