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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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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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Inspiring the Next Generation of Academic Physicians

Schools expose students to a range of possible career paths in academic medicine through specialized curricula and mentorship programs.

  • June 11, 2018
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Doctors in the Kitchen

Medical schools are offering hands-on nutrition training in hopes it will inspire patient conversations about the role of diet in disease prevention.

  • June 5, 2018
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Leading in challenging times

To drive real innovation, we need leaders who can set the cultural tone and promote inclusive, team-based learning and clinical environments.

  • May 29, 2018
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Caring for Babies With Opioid Withdrawal

As more infants display opioid withdrawal, academic medical centers are developing promising new methods to treat these tiny patients and support their mothers.

  • April 16, 2018
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Meeting the Demand for Better Transgender Care

More medical schools and teaching hospitals are ensuring that providers learn to deliver high-quality health care for transgender patients.

  • April 10, 2018
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Responding to the Opioid Epidemic Through Medical Education

Here are five things to know about how academic medicine is helping to combat the opioid epidemic in the United States.

  • April 2, 2018
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AAMC Statement on Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued a statement regarding passage of an omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 2018.

  • March 22, 2018
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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
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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.

  • Feb. 8, 2018