Daily Report Blog

CBS News last week aired a story about AOA Great Pioneer Sister Anne Brooks, DO, a Catholic nun and osteopathic family physician who runs two non-profit clinics in rural Mississippi.  The story profiles her astounding efforts to treat 8,500 patients each year regardless of their ability to pay for care—buying medicine for whom cost Dr. Brooks over $48,000 each year.  In related media news, the 3/12/12 edition of USA Today published a letter from an osteopathic reader regarding the level of care provided to women by family physicians.  Andrea Angelucci, DO, of Los Angeles, countered the assertion that physicians who provide women’s health care, including abortions, do not have a true physician-patient relationship.  Instead, she states that “Like every doctor I know, I have strong connections with the people I serve… My patients trust me with their most private concerns, and I support them with the most accurate medical information available.”