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‘Not all cancer needs to be cured’: Five ways that prostate cancer treatments have improved

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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Climate change hurts women more

Extreme weather is linked to pregnancy complications, increased violence, and inescapable exposure to pollution and heat.

  • June 6, 2024

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Hospitals race to save patients — and the planet

The global health care industry is responsible for two gigatons of carbon dioxide each year,

  • Oct. 15, 2019
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Climate change in the curriculum

As the impacts of climate change on health become more prominent, a growing number of

  • Oct. 10, 2019
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The Harvard admissions case: 5 takeaways for medical schools

While a federal district court judge upheld the school’s race-conscious admissions policies, medical schools would be wise to revisit their own.

  • Oct. 4, 2019
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A summer of opportunity for future health professionals

The Summer Health Professions Education Program celebrates 30 years of preparing students who are underrepresented in the health professions.

  • Aug. 2, 2019
students in surgery at SHPEP University of Iowa
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Doing better for disadvantaged students

Learn Serve Lead 2019: The AAMC Annual Meeting speaker and sociologist Anthony Jack, PhD, studies the challenges that come with being disadvantaged.

  • July 30, 2019
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Hahnemann to close programs, release residents with Medicare funding

Residents will stay on Hahnemann payroll until August 25, though most training programs will close by July 29.

  • July 25, 2019
A photo taken July 15, 2019, of Hahnemann University Hospital and Philadelphia City Hall shows a small sign declaring "Goodbye".
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U.S. medical school enrollment rises 30%

Averting a physician shortage now depends on increasing the number of residencies and clerkship training sites. A new AAMC report examines the issue.

  • July 25, 2019
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Finding success as a first-generation medical student

Students who were the first in their families to graduate from college are bringing about change in medical school, cheered on by mentors and advocates.

  • July 2, 2019
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7 things to know about AMCAS®

As the American Medical College Application Service turns 50, here’s what to know to make applying to medical school simpler, cheaper, and less stressful.

  • June 18, 2019
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Where are all the women deans?

Women now outnumber men in most medical school classrooms. But they still represent just a fraction of deans, department chairs, and full professors.

  • June 11, 2019