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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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Robots make the rounds

They shoot germ-killing rays, deliver meals, sort medications, and assist with physical therapy. But are robots in hospitals wonderful — or weird?

  • July 12, 2019
At MedStar Washington Hospital Center, six robots navigate the halls and elevators to deliver medications, linens, and more.
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Driving innovative health care solutions for underserved populations

Access to health care is not enough for patients who face problems accessing healthy foods or transportation to get to medical appointments.

  • July 10, 2019
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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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10 great summer reads for doctors

From medical memoirs to shocking accounts of medical mistreatment, these books will make you realize how far medicine has come — and how far it has yet to go.

  • July 5, 2019
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AAMC Statement on the Lower Health Care Costs Act

AAMC supports the HELP Committee’s interest in protecting patients from surprise medical bills but is dismayed they chose to address the issue via rate setting.

  • June 26, 2019
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Making space for spirituality

Medical schools and teaching hospitals increasingly embrace students’ faith-based traditions.

  • June 25, 2019
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Tackling health inequities in homes and schools

Medical schools and teaching hospitals aim to improve community health through partnerships with local organizations.

  • June 18, 2019
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Vizient and AAMC Launch Clinical Practice Solutions Center to Drive Efficiency for Physician Practices

Vizient and the AAMC launched the Clinical Practice Solutions Center (CPSC), a platform promoting efficiency in academic and community practice organizations.

  • June 12, 2019
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What can we learn from an epidemic?

AAMC Executive Vice President Atul Grover says we can use the lessons of the AIDS epidemic in the 1990s to inform our work today around the opioid crisis.

  • June 11, 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