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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

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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340B Simplified

Understand everything you need to know about the 340B Drug Pricing Program in less than four minutes.

Feb. 20, 2018

Press Release

AAMC Statement on President’s FY 2019 Budget Proposal

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s FY 2019 budget request.

Feb. 11, 2018

Press Release

AAMC Statement on the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

The AAMC supports the budget deal to provide support vital to our nation’s health security and will help safety net hospitals serve vulnerable patients.