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Prostate cancer cell, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM)

AAMCNews

‘Not all cancer needs to be cured’: Five ways that prostate cancer treatments have improved

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.

AAMCNews

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

Pregnant woman in bed with a fan because of the heat wave

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Climate change hurts women more

Extreme weather is linked to pregnancy complications, increased violence, and inescapable exposure to pollution and heat.

June 6, 2024

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Faculty Veterans

Press Release

New AAMC Study Examines Career Trends Among MD-PhD Program Graduates

Study tracks the careers of MD-PhD dual-degree program graduates over 50 years and highlights results of a research project that explored their career paths.

April 25, 2018

AAMCNews

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

Press Release

AAMC Statement on Senate Passage of 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 by the Senate.

March 23, 2018

Viewpoints

Medical Faculty Need to Foster Resilience in Students (and in Themselves)

"Do as I say, not as I do," won't solve the problem. Faculty members in academic medicine must model and support self-care for students.

March 13, 2018

Press Release

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

Press Release

AAMC Statement on Passing of Arnold Gold, MD

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued a statement on the passing of Arnold Gold, MD, world-renowned pediatric neurologist.

Jan. 23, 2018

AAMCNews

NIH, Research Community Target Next Generation of Scientists

Getting that first grant is more difficult than ever. What is being done to help junior researchers secure the funding they need?

Nov. 13, 2017

Viewpoints

Suicide Prevention: My Top Clinical Priority

To save lives, all of us must #BeThere for veterans in need. A Viewpoint by David J. Shulkin, MD, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.