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Microplastics are inside us all. What does that mean for our health?

Tiny plastic particles have been found throughout the human body, but researchers say they’re just starting to understand the impact.

  • June 27, 2024
Prostate cancer cell, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM)
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‘Not all cancer needs to be cured’: Five ways that prostate cancer treatments have…

As prostate cancer cases rise, newer drugs, genetic testing, and clearer imaging give patients more options, reduce side effects, and save time.

  • June 25, 2024
In transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an external device is used to drive electromagnetic pulses through the skull to improve mood.
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The growing field of neurotherapeutics offers psychiatric patients new hope

Brain procedures help patients with treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions. But providers still grapple with ethical questions and the history of lobotomies

  • June 20, 2024
Annie’s Place at Parkland Health in Dallas, Texas, offers no-cost childcare for parents to attend medical appointments.
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Can providing childcare at hospitals improve health?

Patients miss appointments — and health care workers miss work — because there’s no one to watch the kids. New programs test how on-site childcare might help.

  • June 12, 2024

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Preparing Physicians to Address the Health Consequences of Climate Change

The academic medicine community must prepare future physicians and help increase awareness about the health consequences of climate change.

  • May 30, 2017
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Our Concerned Community

The academic medicine community held meetings this spring to discuss how to move forward while staying true to its missions.

  • April 25, 2017
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Rare Diseases Difficult to Diagnose, Cures Hard to Come By

Patients with rare diseases often face a long journey from diagnosis to treatment.

  • April 11, 2017
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Geared Up: A Cross-Country Story About the ACA

A physician from the University of Arizona College of Medicine biked from Washington, DC, to Seattle, to take the public’s pulse on the Affordable Care Act.

  • March 6, 2017
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Refugee Health Clinics Help New Arrivals, Provide Training Ground for Students and Residents

Several medical schools and teaching hospitals have reached out to help refugees who arrived with health needs but limited options for care.

  • Jan. 30, 2017
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Keeping Everyone Safe: Violence Prevention in Hospitals

Educating hospital staff, faculty, and medical students about violence prevention can increase safety and resilience.

  • Jan. 8, 2017
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Academic Medicine celebrates 90 years

Now in its 90th year, Academic Medicine has become a premier journal that covers the whole of academic medicine.

  • Nov. 21, 2016
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Celebrating 70 Years of VA Academic Affiliations

2016 marks the 70th anniversary of the affiliation between the nation’s medical schools and teaching hospitals and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

  • Nov. 11, 2016
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Election 2016: Educating Candidates About Academic Medicine Is Critical

Representatives from medical schools and teaching hospitals have been talking with candidates about issues critical to the future of academic medicine.

  • Oct. 18, 2016
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New AAMC Chiefs to Tackle Big Issues in Medical Education, Research

The AAMC welcomes two new chiefs to its staff: Alison Whelan, MD, as chief medical education officer, and Ross McKinney Jr., MD, as chief scientific officer.

  • Oct. 4, 2016