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June 2024 Vol. 124, No. 6

This study examined correlations between identified dementia comorbidities and subjective cognitive decline (the self-reported presence of worsening memory loss or confusion) in individuals ages 45–64 …

The objectives of this study are to describe the medical Spanish educational landscape at US osteopathic schools and evaluate program adherence to previously established basic standards.

This study evaluated the effectiveness of the osteopathic sympathetic harmonization on the sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis in youth with major depressive …

Food insecurity and childhood outcomes: a cross-sectional analysis of 2016–2020 National Survey of Children’s Health data

Covenant Elenwo, MPH; Claudia Fisch, MS; Amy Hendrix-Dicken, MA; Sara Coffey, DO; Marianna S. Wetherill, PhD; and Micah Hartwell, PhD

The objective of this study was to determine if the likelihood of a child experiencing racial discrimination was exacerbated by food insecurity.

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Uncovering gaps in management of vasomotor symptoms: findings from a national need assessment

Teresa A. Hubka, DO; Andrew Crim, MEd; Ju Yong Koh, DO; Chris Larrison, BA; Tom McKeithen, MBA; Matthew Fleming, BA; Jennifer Caruso, DO; and Martha Prud’homme, BS

This national needs assessment study aimed to uncover the structures underlying known gaps in knowledge, attitude, beliefs, and practices related to vasomotor symptoms and to identify and propose optimal educational strategies to overcome these barriers.

NMM/OMT

Effect of manual manipulation on mechanical gait parameters

Solomon B. Yanuck, BA; Sarah K. Fox, BS; Bethany R. Harting, BA; and Thomas M. Motyka, DO, MHPE

This study was designed to perform a systematic review of the literature to assess the impact of manual medicine modalities on biomechanical parameters of gait.

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine Receives an Impact Factor!

The Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (JOM) recently received an Impact Factor! The JOM’s current Impact Factor is 1.5 and the journal will be included in the “Medicine, General and Internal” category. Read more about this monumental achievement here.

Proposed Amendments to AOA Governance Documents

View the proposed amendments to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Governance Documents, which will be presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates on July 19-21, 2024.

A woman presented to the allergy and immunology clinic having noted recurrent episodes of pallor in her fingers for the past 5 years. This blanching occurred somewhat symmetrically and circumferentially, and it always began at the tip of the digits. Read more

June 2024 Vol. 124, No. 6

Public Health and Primary Care

Comorbidities associated with symptoms of subjective cognitive decline in individuals aged 45–64

Medical Education

Prevalence and quality of medical Spanish education in US osteopathic medical schools: a national survey