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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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Health care access and costs likely to dominate congressional health care agenda

Lawmakers speaking at an Atlantic Live briefing shared their perspectives on universal health care, the Affordable Care Act, and health care costs.

  • Feb. 28, 2019
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7 more facts about residents today

The AAMC’s 2018 Report on Residents reveals trends in specialty choices, average test scores, and post-residency activities. Read more of the report's findings.

  • Jan. 21, 2019
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Innovations at teaching hospitals save thousands of lives

Medical schools and teaching hospitals have been at the forefront of new techniques and technologies to prevent, diagnose, and treat heart disease and stroke.

  • Dec. 17, 2018
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Paying it forward

In 1990, AAMC Chief Academic Officer John Prescott, MD, healed a badly broken little boy. Twenty-eight years later, that boy is an emergency room physician.

  • Dec. 17, 2018
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Progress in predicting suicide

For decades, the goal of identifying those most at risk of ending their lives has remained elusive. Finally, it may be within sight.

  • Nov. 26, 2018
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Talk the talk

Physician and bestselling author Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, stresses the importance of communication between doctors and patients at the AAMC's annual meeting.

  • Nov. 4, 2018
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Funds flow: What you need to know

A new AAMC report looks at how to improve the flow of funds across academic health systems.

  • Oct. 26, 2018
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What Americans think about medical schools and teaching hospitals

The results of the latest AAMC public opinion research report offers encouraging news.

  • July 31, 2018
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NIH funds more long-term grants

The R35 and ESI MERIT awards offer researchers an opportunity to spend more time on science and less on applying for grants—and yet, not many scientists apply.

  • June 26, 2018
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NIH Launches Historic All of Us Initiative

New precision medicine project has implications for academic medicine as data on 1 million Americans is collected, stored, and made available to researchers.

  • May 8, 2018