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Caitlin Bernard, MD, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court during a 2017 leadership training institute hosted by Physicians for Reproductive Health.
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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
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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

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Front-line physicians in the Sun Belt face COVID-19 surge better prepared but already tired and anxious

As COVID-19 hospitalizations soar in Sun Belt states, physicians are grateful for knowledge from previous hot spots but still face an uncertain future.

  • July 13, 2020
Members of the medical staff at the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas, treat a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit on July 2, 2020
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We need more doctors

The pandemic has underscored that we don’t have enough physicians to meet the needs of a growing, aging population now or in the future.

  • July 1, 2020
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Applying to residency? The Residency Explorer tool can help

The personalized Residency Explorer tool allows students to compare residency programs and gauge their competitiveness and compatibility.

  • June 29, 2020
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The pandemic has disrupted medical school admissions. I urge you to apply anyway

Applying to medical school is just the first of many challenging but rewarding steps in the journey to becoming a physician. It’s a journey well worth taking.

  • June 22, 2020
Joseph Kerschner, MD, dean of the school of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, shares a laugh with students during the school’s 125th anniversary celebration in September 2018
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Rural and at risk for COVID-19

The novel coronavirus is hitting remote areas where patients are poorer, sicker, and older hard. Here's how medical schools and teaching hospitals are helping.

  • May 14, 2020
The University of Mississippi Medical Center has collaborated with the state department of health to run nearly 50 COVID-19 testing sites in rural communities
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The MCAT® exam: Changes, flexibility for 2020 examinees

Despite some technical difficulties when registration first opened, there are plenty of slots for students who want to take the exam this year.

  • May 8, 2020
A woman in a mask sits at a computer taking an exam
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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
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What makes a good doctor — and other findings from the 2019 AAMC Public Opinion Research

Here’s what the public thinks about academic medicine, the doctor shortage, health equity, holistic review, and what they value in a physician.

  • April 27, 2020
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Shortened MCAT® exams, extended AMCAS® deadlines: How the pandemic has upended medical school admissions

Medical school applicants are struggling with many unknowns, like when they can take the MCAT® exam. Here's how schools are making admissions safe and fair.

  • April 24, 2020
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Choosing a medical school during COVID-19

As the late-April deadline for deciding where to attend medical school looms, aspiring doctors must choose without having a chance to visit or revisit schools.

  • April 20, 2020
LaShyra Nolen, a first-year medical student at Harvard Medical School, poses in front of the school