Vol. 13 No. 3 (2021): May/June 2021

Words matter. In fact, Merriam-Webster added 520 new words to their dictionary earlier this year. Not surprisingly, words related to the pandemic, such as "long hauler" and "COVID-19" made the cut, and the latter word added to the specious arguments on Twitter related to “what happened to COVID-1 ...

The month of May brings the end of the school year, summer vacation plans and sunny days. It is typically when we see our many state ACOFP chapters hold their annual meetings as a time to gather with colleagues and their families for education and fun. As this will be the start of our second COVID ...

To the OFP Editor: Good Morning! I'm Dr. Abend, and I'll be treating you today. I am a DO. A DO? What's that? It's the acronym for doctor of osteopathic medicine. I'll be performing osteopathic manipulative treatment as part of my special training and hands-on skills. Oh, you mean you can pre...

Perceived discrimination in medical settings remains prevalent within the U.S. health care system. However, the details of these experiences and their associations with perceived quality of care are not well understood. This study evaluates any potential difference in African Americans' ...

Evidence confirms that children and adolescents can experience the whole spectrum of mood disorders and suffer from the significant morbidity and mortality associated with them. Effective treatment often relies on physicians developing advanced communication skills with their patients. E...

OFPs and other health care professionals experience increased rates of stress, anxiety, fatigue and burnout in the face of pandemics. Historically, this has been observed with other pandemics, such as the influenza pandemic, HIV/AIDS, SARS, H1N1, Ebola virus disease and, more recently, C...

Ingrown toenails are a common condition in general medicine and dermatology, and they occur when the nail curves inward and pierces the nail fold. Symptoms include pain in the affected toe, erythema and edema. The diagnosis is made clinically and, if left untreated, ingrown toenails can ...

Introduction: Inhibitors of programmed cell death receptor (PD-1) and its ligand (PD-L1), such as nivolumab and pembrolizumab, confer anti-autoimmune activities and are therefore approved for anti-cancer therapy. Their mode of action removes autoimmunity checkpoints, thus increasing the ...

Since the declaration of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic in March 2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO), there has been an emergence of a new syndrome termed multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19. MI...

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading.            INTRODUCTION A 60-year-old male presents to the office for a painful rash on his forehead and scalp associated with periorbital swelling. Initial...

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading. For many, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted their normal daily routines and created new challenges to maintain social support. The combination of these life changes during a globa...

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading.                    Depression is a collection of symptoms people experience for weeks, months or years. Several causes for depression (vi...