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‘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.
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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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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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Medical School Enrollment More Diverse in 2021

The AAMC released its annual applicant and enrollment data for the 2021-22 academic year.

  • Dec. 8, 2021
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Medical school applicants and enrollments hit record highs; underrepresented minorities lead the surge

The 2021 first-year class is larger, more diverse than any before. Did the pandemic, social justice, or remote interviews boost motivation of aspiring doctors?

  • Dec. 8, 2021
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The future of CRISPR is now

CRISPR is revolutionizing experimental therapies, but where should society draw the line?

  • Dec. 2, 2021
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing complex and cells, illustration. The CRISPR-Cas9 protein (blue and pink) is used in genome engineering to cut DNA and uses a guide RNA sequence (orange) to cut DNA (purple) at a complementary cleavage site.
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Statement Supporting OSHA’s COVID Vaccination or Testing Requirement

The AAMC and over 60 orgs and experts support the requirement that workers at companies with 100+ workers receive the COVID-19 vaccine or be tested.

  • Nov. 18, 2021
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Racism hurts us all, warns equity activist Heather McGhee, JD

We must abandon the notion that White people lose when Black people succeed, the best-selling author and social activist told listeners at Learn Serve Lead 2021

  • Nov. 9, 2021
Heather McGhee appears on a laptop
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‘There is no courage without vulnerability’

Bestselling author and podcast host Brené Brown, PhD, spoke at Learn Serve Lead 2021: The Virtual Experience about the importance of vulnerability.

  • Nov. 9, 2021
Brené Brown, PhD, bestselling author and University of Houston professor, spoke at Learn Serve Lead 2021: The Virtual Experience on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021.
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To end the drug crisis, bring addiction out of the shadows

Shame and stigma fuel addiction and prevent treatment, argues Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. But compassion can save lives.

  • Nov. 2, 2021
National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow, MD, presenting her annual report to a meeting of principal investigators in the Clinical Trials Network in Rockville, Maryland.
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The cost of being unvaccinated is rising — will people be willing to pay the price?

Experts in psychology and behavioral economics weigh in on why financial penalties will convince some, but not all, to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

  • Oct. 26, 2021
A masked woman stands near a sign that reads "No Vaccine, No Entry"
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New report finds wide pay disparities for physicians by gender, race, and ethnicity

Women physicians and scientists make substantially less than men of all races and ethnicities. This report is the first to examine this data across specialties.

  • Oct. 12, 2021
A group of diverse women medical providers with masks
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The ripple effect of the delta surge

Hospitals are struggling to find beds and staff to care for seriously ill patients, looking for help as far as hundreds of miles away.

  • Oct. 5, 2021
Two masked doctors in scrubs talk in a hospital room