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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
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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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Aiming for zero suicides

Teaching hospitals are taking bold new approaches to reduce suicide rates, including rapid identification of at-risk patients and aggressive follow-up care.

  • Dec. 17, 2019
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Oh, the places you’ll go with an MD (and more)

Today’s physicians are increasingly bringing their medical expertise to a range of settings that aren’t strictly clinical.

  • Aug. 23, 2019
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Making it in med school after another career

Pastry chef, rock musician, firefighter. Nontraditional students take unconventional paths to medicine and bring welcome experience to the profession.

  • March 12, 2019
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More than 9,000 attended the virtual med school fair — and it's still going on

Private chats with admissions experts. Tips for preparing for the MCAT® exam. Information from 70 schools.

  • March 6, 2019
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The social media dilemma

Should you friend your patients? Is it OK to post about the #MeToo movement? What about discussing cases online, even in the most generic terms?

  • March 4, 2019
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Do student-athletes make good doctors?

Athletes are known for their drive and determination. So are doctors. But can you really excel at both?

  • Feb. 7, 2019
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Medical schools are becoming more diverse

Women comprised more than half of applicants and enrollees in 2018, new AAMC data reveal.

  • Dec. 6, 2018
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What specialties do doctors choose?

The 2018 AAMC Physician Specialty Data Report looks at the distribution of physicians across specialties, revealing some surprising trends.

  • Nov. 2, 2018
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Atlantic Festival spotlights AAMC leaders, key issues in academic medicine

The three-day event in Washington, D.C., featured AAMC President and CEO Darrell Kirch, MD, and Executive Vice President Atul Grover, MD, PhD.

  • Oct. 5, 2018
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The solemn truth about medical oaths

Medical students make a variety of promises at graduation and white coat ceremonies — and even write their own oaths.

  • July 10, 2018