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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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Calling all voices

New editor-in-chief of Academic Medicine seeks to broaden perspectives in the esteemed journal.

  • May 7, 2020
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Packing ethics into medical students’ global health trips

Short-term global health programs can misread local needs and put students in tough situations. Here’s how leaders are ensuring ethical, effective experiences.

  • Feb. 11, 2020
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Can compassion help heal patients — and providers?

With tools like MRIs, neuroscientists are literally reading minds to understand and boost compassion. Now they’re using what they know to help heal medicine.

  • Nov. 19, 2019
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Amy Edmondson: Psychological safety is critically important in medicine

Amy Edmondson, PhD, Harvard professor, talks about how to create an interpersonal climate that encourages input from all members of the patient care team.

  • Nov. 12, 2019
Author Amy Edmondson delivers her speech at at Learn Serve Lead 2019: The AAMC Annual Meeting.
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Bryan Stevenson: It’s time to change the narrative around race and poverty

To have a healthy nation, we must face the past and connect with those who still suffer, civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson told thousands at Learn Serve Lead.

  • Nov. 8, 2019
Civil rights attorney and author Bryan Stevenson delivers a speech on stage.
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Provide Strong Funding Increase for NIH in FY 2020

An overview of NIH appropriations and why sustained, predictable funding growth is needed to support the research NIH funds that benefits patients.

  • Sept. 18, 2019
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Increase Funding and Reauthorize the Title VII and VIII Health Professions Training Programs

Learn more about the Title VII and VII Health Professions training Programs and the AAMC's position on them.

  • Sept. 10, 2019
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The disease of gun violence

As the nation reels from mass shootings in Texas, Ohio, and California, future doctors are learning about gun safety.

  • Aug. 6, 2019
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340B Helps the Most Vulnerable Patients

One of the most effective health care programs, 340B comes at no cost to taxpayers. Learn how the program benefits teaching hospitals, patients, and communities

  • March 3, 2019
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Spiraling drug costs and threats to the 340B program hurt patients

Addressing high prescription drug costs and protecting the 340B Drug Pricing Program are critical to improving the health of patients and communities.

  • Oct. 12, 2018