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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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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
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Atlantic Festival spotlights AAMC leaders, key issues in academic medicine

The three-day event in Washington, D.C., featured AAMC President and CEO Darrell Kirch, MD, and Executive Vice President Atul Grover, MD, PhD.

  • Oct. 5, 2018
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Celebrating Thirty Years of FOVA

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers work together with medical schools and teaching hospitals to tackle timely issues.

  • Oct. 4, 2018
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AAMC Statement on Senate Passage of Opioid Crisis Response Bill

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued a statement regarding Senate passage of H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act.

  • Oct. 3, 2018
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Students learn to treat pain, with and without opioids

Medical students are learning different ways to manage patients’ pain. The result? A better understanding of the nature of pain and substance use disorder.

  • Oct. 2, 2018
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Announcing the 2018 AAMC Awards winners

These leaders in academic medicine were honored at Learn Serve Lead 2018 for their outstanding contributions to medical education and the biomedical sciences.

  • Oct. 2, 2018
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Running on empty: Hospitals face prolonged drug shortages

As the United States struggles with continuing shortfalls of vital medications and supplies, teaching hospitals find innovative ways to care for their patients.

  • Sept. 25, 2018
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Anita Hill speaks out

Sexual harassment affects us all, says Anita Hill, the acclaimed advocate for women’s rights and racial justice. She talked to AAMCNews.

  • Sept. 25, 2018
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Kindness in the curriculum

Medical schools across the country have started to offer courses on compassion and caring. Some even use virtual reality to put students in their patients’ shoe

  • Sept. 18, 2018
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Braving the storm

As Hurricane Florence blasted toward the East Coast, medical schools and teaching hospitals were on the front lines of an all-out war against the elements.

  • Sept. 12, 2018