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In transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an external device is used to drive electromagnetic pulses through the skull to improve mood.
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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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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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Extreme weather is linked to pregnancy complications, increased violence, and inescapable exposure to pollution and heat.

  • June 6, 2024

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Pandemic raises unprecedented questions: What research continues and what stops? What science is lost? Who will pay to resume experiments?

  • April 21, 2020
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Being in the middle of a pandemic feels unsettling and frightening. We need more research to better diagnose, treat, and prevent COVID-19.

  • April 15, 2020
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Vaccines saved humanity from countless scourges, like measles and smallpox. Producing a safe, effective vaccine is painstaking, as the risk of harm is real.

  • March 31, 2020
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AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, issued the following statement after the Senate came to an agreement on the CARES Act.

  • March 25, 2020
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As a CDC test failed, academic labs across the country developed their own. Some tests are live, while others await FDA approval.

  • March 12, 2020
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AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, issued a statement on the passage of the coronavirus emergency supplemental funding package.

  • March 5, 2020
Press Release

The AAMC issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s FY 2021 budget request.

  • Feb. 10, 2020
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People in rural areas sometimes travel hours for care. Academic medicine is attracting and training future physicians to meet desperate needs in these regions.

  • Feb. 3, 2020
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As a new, deadly virus spreads, U.S. experts are mobilizing to decode the disease and protect patients. A leading virologist talks about breaking developments.

  • Jan. 30, 2020
A person in a biohazard suit takes a person's temperature
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Congress recently approved a funding increase for the National Institutes of Health and reauthorized the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

  • Jan. 23, 2020