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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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Your data could cure you one day

Repositories of patient data hold clues to better treatments. The challenge lies in extracting meaningful information while still safeguarding patient privacy.

  • Aug. 13, 2018
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How ready are we if Ebola hits the U.S.?

In 2014, when Ebola infected several U.S. citizens, we were woefully unprepared. Here is what has happened since.

  • Aug. 6, 2018
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AAMC Statement on the President’s Intent to Nominate Kelvin Droegemeier, PhD, as Director of OSTP

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued a statement regarding President Trump’s announcement that he intends to nominate Kelvin Droegemeier, PhD.

  • Aug. 1, 2018
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Should pregnant women be included in clinical trials?

Some say including pregnant women in medication research is too risky. A bioethicist and researcher argues that excluding them is the real danger.

  • July 24, 2018
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Outsmarting the superbugs

As antibiotic-resistant bacteria proliferate, academic medical centers implement programs to curtail new infections.

  • July 17, 2018
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A new video tool helps residency program directors screen applicants

The Standardized Video Interview measures communication skills and professionalism and offers a chance to further assess candidates before in-person interviews.

  • July 17, 2018
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Can you apply to too many residency programs?

The AAMC releases data on the optimal number of residency applications to submit for 19 specialties.

  • July 3, 2018
Press Release
AAMC Statement on the Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill

The AAMC supports the bill that will bolster research supported by the NIH while maintaining a commitment to other agencies along the health care continuum.

  • June 29, 2018
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VA Medical Centers are Using Lessons from Research to Guide Care

The opioid epidemic has impacted individuals and families across the country, but the veteran population has been especially hard hit.

  • June 28, 2018
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NIH funds more long-term grants

The R35 and ESI MERIT awards offer researchers an opportunity to spend more time on science and less on applying for grants—and yet, not many scientists apply.

  • June 26, 2018