osteopathic medicine
noun
: a system of medical practice that emphasizes a holistic and comprehensive approach to patient care and utilizes the manipulation of musculoskeletal tissues along with other therapeutic measures (such as the use of drugs or surgery) to prevent and treat disease
called also osteopathy
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The proposal would burden doctors with giving parents a highly detailed consent statement to be prepared by boards of medicine and osteopathic medicine, and forbid health authorities to order vaccinations during outbreaks of familiar or new deadly diseases.
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Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Larkin University plans to open a new college of osteopathic medicine in the Naranja area of South Miami-Dade to address Florida’s worsening physician shortage.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The proposal would burden doctors with giving parents a highly detailed consent statement to be prepared by boards of medicine and osteopathic medicine, and forbid health authorities to order vaccinations during outbreaks of familiar or new deadly diseases.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
The Sacramento Bee follows the style of the Associated Press, which guides writers to only use the honorific for individuals with medical-specific professional degrees, including doctors of medicine, dental surgery, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry or veterinary medicine.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The Education Department is defining the following fields as professional programs: pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
—Adriana Morga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2026
The department determined that the following health care programs were professional: medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, law, veterinary medicine, osteopathic medicine, podiatry, chiropractic, theology and clinical psychology—which excludes nursing.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The Education Department’s list of professional degrees includes pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
By Teddy Rosenbluth The New York Times By most measures, osteopathic medicine is a profession in its prime.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
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Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Larkin University plans to open a new college of osteopathic medicine in the Naranja area of South Miami-Dade to address Florida’s worsening physician shortage.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The proposal would burden doctors with giving parents a highly detailed consent statement to be prepared by boards of medicine and osteopathic medicine, and forbid health authorities to order vaccinations during outbreaks of familiar or new deadly diseases.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
The Sacramento Bee follows the style of the Associated Press, which guides writers to only use the honorific for individuals with medical-specific professional degrees, including doctors of medicine, dental surgery, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry or veterinary medicine.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The Education Department is defining the following fields as professional programs: pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
—Adriana Morga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2026
The department determined that the following health care programs were professional: medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, law, veterinary medicine, osteopathic medicine, podiatry, chiropractic, theology and clinical psychology—which excludes nursing.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The Education Department’s list of professional degrees includes pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and theology.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
By Teddy Rosenbluth The New York Times By most measures, osteopathic medicine is a profession in its prime.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
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“Osteopathic medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osteopathic%20medicine. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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