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Caitlin Bernard, MD, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court during a 2017 leadership training institute hosted by Physicians for Reproductive Health.

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In 2022, Caitlin Bernard, MD, performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim. Her life hasn’t been the same since

Threats to her safety. Legal risks. Working as one of two abortion providers statewide. Despite such obstacles, this Indiana OB-GYN is more committed than ever.

July 3, 2024

Microplastics research, conceptual image

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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

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Collaborations that save lives

Medical schools are partnering with engineering schools to produce testing reagents, swabs, PPE, and more. Will these relationships endure beyond the pandemic?

May 4, 2020

Trevor Kemp, assistant manager of the University of Virginia School of Architecture’s FabLab, and Melissa Goldman, manager of the FabLab, prepare plastic film to be cut for face shields

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A nightmare approaches: Hospitals painfully prepare for life and death decisions

As COVID-19 spreads, ethicists at academic medical institutions are guiding the development of guidelines to ration care.

April 7, 2020

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“Itching to get back in”: Medical students graduate early to join the fight

Hundreds of new MDs are helping alleviate a dire shortage of health care providers in hot spots across the country.

April 3, 2020

An employee of NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital arrives for work on April 02, 2020 in New York City.

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Where is all the PPE?

As health care workers across the country plead for more protective equipment, manufacturers and distributors are scrambling to meet an unprecedented need.

March 27, 2020

Police in East Meadow, New York, lead a donation drive to collect medical equipment such as N95 surgical masks, nitrile gloves, tyvex suits, and antibacterial and disinfecting wipes to battle the coronavirus pandemic on March 24, 2020

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When everything changes: On the front lines of COVID-19

Providers working in the current outbreak face huge stresses, including fears for themselves and their families, yet they are inspired to keep serving patients.

March 26, 2020

A UW Medicine nurse gets help sanitizing her hands after removing the gown and gloves she wore while screening a patient for COVID-19

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Is it time for term limits in academic medicine?

Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, spoke with AAMCNews about how term limits are needed to diversify medical school leadership.

March 10, 2020

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Healing a broken clerkship grading system

The way medical students are assessed in clerkships often causes serious problems, especially for students from underrepresented backgrounds, say the authors.

Feb. 20, 2020

A group of residents listen to a doctor speaking

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Attracting the next generation of physicians to rural medicine

People in rural areas sometimes travel hours for care. Academic medicine is attracting and training future physicians to meet desperate needs in these regions.