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Vaccines work against Covid — but not enough people are getting the shots, U.S. doctor says

Vaccines are working against Covid-19, including the highly contagious delta variant — but the challenge is in getting enough people inoculated, according to a professor of preventive medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. “Leaving it in the refrigerator doesn’t help, that won’t prevent disease. You have got to move that vaccine into arms,” William Schaffner… Read More »

Taking Aim at Coach, Doctor Sex Abuse on Campuses

Stephen Snyder-Hill, author, activist, retired Army major, dietitian, Columbus, OH. Ohio Department of Public Safety: “Closing Report, Governor’s Working Group on Reviewing of the Medical Board’s Handling of the Investigation Involving Richard Strauss,” “Working Group on Reviewing of the Medical Board’s Handling of the Investigation Involving Richard Strauss Delivers Closing Report.” Ryan Christopher Mast, DO,… Read More »

Ask the Doctor: D. Todd Detar, DO, Answers Questions about Osteopathic Medicine and His Role in the Community

D. Todd Detar, DO Q. What attracted you to medicine? A. While studying health education at the University of Delaware, a college sports injury ended my life’s dream of becoming an NFL player. One of my coaches saw an opportunity for me to work as a trainer for the Philadelphia Phillies, and over time, I… Read More »

Trust My Doctor and Fear the Office: The Telehealth Opportunity in and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic

Doctors maintain their top status as U.S. patients’ most-trusted source of coronavirus information. However, as patients continue to be concerned about exposure to COVID-19, 3 in 5 are concerned about being at-risk to the virus in their doctor’s office, according to research from the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) and AMCP, the Academy of… Read More »