aamc.org does not support this web browser.

AAMCNews

Caitlin Bernard, MD, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court during a 2017 leadership training institute hosted by Physicians for Reproductive Health.
AAMCNews
In 2022, Caitlin Bernard, MD, performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim. Her life hasn’t been the same since

Threats to her safety. Legal risks. Working as one of two abortion providers statewide. Despite such obstacles, this Indiana OB-GYN is more committed than ever.

  • July 3, 2024
Microplastics research, conceptual image
AAMCNews
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)
AAMCNews
‘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.
AAMCNews
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

Find News

  • Recent
  • Relevance

Filter Results

Date
Custom Date Range
Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
Content Type
Topic
31 - 40 of 99 results
AAMCNews Immigration Innovation
AAMCNews
DACA physicians serve on COVID-19 front lines

Supreme Court ruling gives DACA medical students and residents temporary reprieve amidst a pandemic and physician shortages.

  • June 18, 2020
Manuel Bernal, MD, a second-year medical resident at Advocate Christ Medical Center, has treated COVID-19 patients while awaiting the Supreme Court ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that allows him to work as a physician
AAMCNews
Collaborations that save lives

Medical schools are partnering with engineering schools to produce testing reagents, swabs, PPE, and more. Will these relationships endure beyond the pandemic?

  • May 4, 2020
Trevor Kemp, assistant manager of the University of Virginia School of Architecture’s FabLab, and Melissa Goldman, manager of the FabLab, prepare plastic film to be cut for face shields
AAMCNews
Delivering more care remotely will be critical as COVID-19 races through communities

Even before Congress lifted restrictions on reimbursement for telehealth through Medicare, academic medical centers were expanding telemedicine services.

  • March 23, 2020
A male doctor consults with an elderly female patient through the computer.
AAMCNews
The new coronavirus affects us all. But some groups may suffer more.

The new coronavirus is worrisome for everyone. But for people who live with poverty, health inequities, and other woes, the outbreak could be especially brutal.

  • March 16, 2020
Residents receive food from the National Guard near a containment area set up to halt the spread of COVID-19 in New Rochelle, New York.
AAMCNews
Coronavirus testing: How academic medical labs are stepping up to fill a void

As a CDC test failed, academic labs across the country developed their own. Some tests are live, while others await FDA approval.

  • March 12, 2020
A woman runs tests using a test tube in a lab
AAMCNews
An increasing number of teaching hospitals offer online counseling visits. That's more important now than ever.

Telepsychiatry visits are increasing access to mental health care, particularly in rural areas, prisons, and nursing homes.

  • March 12, 2020
A woman having an on-line discussion with her doctor
AAMCNews
Executive Actions Restricting Entry to the United States: Impact on Medical Education, Research, and Patient Care

Executive Order 13769 has created widespread concern about how the changes in immigration processes will affect medical schools and teaching hospitals.

  • Feb. 5, 2020
AAMCNews
Academic medicine on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak

As a new, deadly virus spreads, U.S. experts are mobilizing to decode the disease and protect patients. A leading virologist talks about breaking developments.

  • Jan. 30, 2020
A person in a biohazard suit takes a person's temperature
AAMCNews
New restrictions put fetal tissue research in the balance

Fetal tissue has led to vital biomedical research advances, but new restrictions may severely curb both its use and scientific progress.

  • Sept. 24, 2019
Lawrence S. B. Goldstein, PhD
AAMCNews
One doctor’s race to save his own life — and others’

David Fajgenbaum, MD, nearly died five times. Then, using his own records and blood samples, he found an existing drug that offered hope.

  • Sept. 10, 2019
David Fajgenbaum, MD