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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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Curriculum Interprofessionalism
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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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More Women Than Men Enrolled in U.S. Medical Schools in 2017

For the first time, the number of women enrolling in U.S. medical schools has exceeded the number of men, according to new data released by the AAMC.

  • Dec. 17, 2017
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Alda Center: Better Care Through Better Communication

Two experts from the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science explain why formulating and delivering a message is not enough, regardless of the audience.

  • Dec. 4, 2017
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Medical Students Get Real-Life Lessons About Social Determinants of Health

Medical students describe their eye-opening takeaways from a program that immersed them in underserved communities.

  • Nov. 27, 2017
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Is There a Chaplain in the House? Hospitals Integrate Spiritual Care

Physical and spiritual well-being are often connected. In hospitals across the country, physicians and chaplains are connecting to help patients.

  • Nov. 20, 2017
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Disparities, Cross-Cultural Education Slowly Gaining a Foothold During Residency

Researchers sought a clearer picture of residents’ ability to practice medicine in ways that could eventually narrow health disparities.

  • Sept. 5, 2017
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Culture and Cures: Healing Native American Health

To bridge gaps in Native American health care, several medical schools are training students in essential clinical and cultural skills.

  • Sept. 5, 2017
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Focusing on Arts, Humanities to Develop Well-Rounded Physicians

Learning about history, visual and performing arts, and literature can help physicians develop empathy and professionalism.

  • Aug. 15, 2017
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Boot Camps Prepare Medical Students for the Rigors of Residency

To ease the transition to residency, boot camps give fourth-year medical students a refresher on skills and a look at the hectic life of trainees.

  • Aug. 1, 2017