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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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Hospital Groups to Continue to Fight to Reverse Cuts for 340B Hospitals

Joint statement by the American Hospital Association (AHA), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and America's Essential Hospitals.

  • July 17, 2018
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AAMC Statement on the Trump Administration’s Rescission of Guidance on Consideration of Race in University Admissions

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, statement on Trump administration’s rescission of 2011 guidance on consideration of race in university admissions.

  • July 4, 2018
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AAMC Statement on the Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill

The AAMC supports the bill that will bolster research supported by the NIH while maintaining a commitment to other agencies along the health care continuum.

  • June 29, 2018
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AAMC Statement on Supreme Court Travel Ban Ruling

Darrell Kirch on the Supreme Court ruling that President Trump could restrict foreign nationals from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the US.

  • June 26, 2018
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AAMC Statement on Immigration and Family Separation

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, called for an immediate end to the practice of separating children from their parents.

  • June 20, 2018
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AAMC Statement on Draft House Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill

AAMC statement on the draft FY 2019 spending bill of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.

  • June 14, 2018
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AAMC Statement on National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Report on Sexual Harassment

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued a statement regarding the recent report on sexual harassment released by NASEM.

  • June 13, 2018
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AAMC Statement on Introduction of Legislation Supporting New Residency Positions to Combat Opioid Epidemic

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued a statement regarding introduction of the “Opioid Workforce Act of 2018” in both the House and Senate.

  • May 15, 2018
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New AAMC Study Examines Career Trends Among MD-PhD Program Graduates

Study tracks the careers of MD-PhD dual-degree program graduates over 50 years and highlights results of a research project that explored their career paths.

  • April 25, 2018
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New research shows increasing physician shortages in both primary and specialty care

The United States could see a shortage of up to 120,000 physicians by 2030, impacting patient care across the nation, according to new data by the AAMC.

  • April 11, 2018