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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
Pregnant woman in bed with a fan because of the heat wave
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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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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
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Back to Bedside Projects Energize Residents, Improve Patient Care

A new program fosters greater interaction between patients and residents at 30 medical schools and teaching hospitals across the country.

  • May 8, 2018
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Training for Trauma

Military medical personnel prepare for the rigors of treating combat injuries by training at trauma centers at teaching hospitals.

  • April 30, 2018
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NIH funding is vital to our nation’s health and prosperity

The deans of the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University schools of medicine on how funding the NIH can save lives, support our economy, and more.

  • April 10, 2018
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6 Facts about Residents Today

A by-the-numbers breakdown of selected findings from the AAMC’s 2017 Report on Residents.

  • Jan. 8, 2018
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A First: Women Outnumber Men in 2017 Entering Medical School Class

New AAMC data provide an in-depth breakdown of U.S. medical school applicants and enrollees in 2017.

  • Dec. 18, 2017
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Addressing the Research Replication Crisis

Medical schools and teaching hospitals are helping early career researchers learn best practices and how to improve writing skills for research reproducibility.

  • Dec. 11, 2017
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Standardized Patients Teach Skills and Empathy

Specially trained people pose as real patients, help medical students learn to handle sensitive issues.

  • Nov. 27, 2017