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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
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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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Will artificial intelligence replace doctors?

Several new studies have shown that computers can outperform doctors in cancer screenings and disease diagnoses.

  • July 9, 2019
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20 years of patient safety

It has been two decades since the modern patient safety movement was born. Here’s how we got to this milestone — and what lies ahead.

  • June 6, 2019
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The delicate balance between treating pain and preventing addiction

Opioid education workshop attracts leaders in medical education and substance use disorder to discuss challenges and opportunities.

  • May 10, 2019
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5 ways eConsults benefit you and your patients

Five years after its launch, the AAMC's Project CORE has helped improve patient care for more than 2 million patients.

  • May 3, 2019
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Compassion begins with the cadavers

Spurred by high funeral costs, greater social awareness, and dwindling religious customs, body donations to medical schools are on the rise.

  • April 5, 2019
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Docs gone wild: The risks and rewards of wilderness medicine

The popularity of adventure tourism and extreme sports creates the need for doctors trained to care for patients in austere conditions with limited resources.

  • April 2, 2019
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High quality, affordable health care is the right of every American

As the number of uninsured Americans rises, AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, urges policymakers to push forward.

  • March 26, 2019
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Left to their own devices

A look at the evolution of five now-essential medical tools.

  • March 22, 2019
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Keeping our promise to LGBTQ+ patients

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people suffer huge health disparities. Sometimes, they also face discrimination from providers.

  • March 4, 2019
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Mending broken hearts

Many of the most effective innovations in cardiac care were developed at medical schools and teaching hospitals, and they push the frontiers of treatment.

  • March 3, 2019