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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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Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Funding/Finance
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Tackling Food Insecurity in Communities

Medical schools are providing healthy food and nutrition education to communities with food insecurity.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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The Water Crisis in Flint and How a Community-Based Medical School Came to the Rescue

When a health crisis hits a community suddenly and without warning, where is academic medicine?

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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Academic Medicine and Social Justice

Community healers and leaders must address issues related to inequality, social exclusion, racism, and bias that all too often are linked to societal violence.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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AAMC Report Shows Decline of Black Males in Medicine

Despite efforts to increase diversity, the numbers of black men in medicine have been stagnant for nearly 40 years.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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Training Physicians to Meet the Needs of Rural America

Medical schools are facilitating rural immersion programs to address health disparities in rural communities.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
Viewpoints
Crossing the Inequality Chasm

We continue to examine the ways in which racial, social, and economic inequality affect society and health.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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Merging Social Determinants Data into EHRs to Improve Patient Outcomes

Given the growing body of evidence about the social determinants of health, there has been a push to enter social data into electronic health record systems.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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Doctors Petition Congress to Fund Research on Gun Violence

The academic medicine community is speaking out about the need to examine the causes of firearm violence and develop effective prevention strategies.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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Equity Research Among Veterans Provides Unique Insights

Compared with their urban counterparts, rural Americans often face more barriers to good health and quality health care. Rural veterans are no exception.

  • Sept. 27, 2016
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With Liberty, Justice, and Health Care for All: A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize- Winning Journalist Eugene Robinson

Learn Serve Lean 2015 plenary speaker Eugene Robinson explores socioeconomic disparities that affect health and health care delivery.

  • Sept. 27, 2016