Access health articles about women, children, and families. Find out the difference between D.O.s and M.D.s and review recent research and educational standards.

Read about the definition of this school of medicine, and follow its history since 1874. Consider evidence for the efficacy of osteopathic manipulative treatment.

Guide discusses health practices that focus on the body's natural ability to heal itself. Read articles about prevention, osteopathic manipulation, surgery, and medicine.

Follow coverage of a 2001 decision by the U.S. Federation of State Medical Boards to grant full professional status to osteopathic medicine.

Access this full-text research article that suggests that manipulation may be as good or better than standard pain medicine for some types of back pain.

Read discussion of applications and limitations of OMT (osteopathic manipulative treatment) and how it is different from Chiropractic.

Kids clinic specializing in the osteopathic treatment of problems with visual, sensory, and motor development offers educational opportunities.

Medical students considering osteopathy specializations can read FAQs comparing the M.D. degree to the D.O. degree. Locate U.S. schools by state.