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‘The health challenge of our time’: What academic experts want you to know about ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed foods have been in the headlines lately. But what is it about them that’s so harmful? Academic researchers explain.

  • May 13, 2026
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Skin cancer is on the rise. Could climate change be to blame?

Dermatologists weigh in on the importance of proper sunscreen use and skin cancer prevention.

  • May 7, 2026
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A Lady Alone: The story of Elizabeth Blackwell, MD, the first female physician in the United States

Admitted to medical school on a whim, Blackwell became a dominant force in the fight for women’s health care and for the education of women physicians.

  • May 5, 2026
A mother brings in her son for a wellness check-up. She has the baby sitting on her lap with her hands firmly around his waist. The male doctor is reaching out to hold the baby's hand. The doctor is laughing and engaging the young boy.
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Adoption medicine clinics give children a healthy start

Embedded in academic health systems, these clinics assess children for physical and mental health challenges and connect families with appropriate resources.

  • April 29, 2026

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AAMC Files Amicus Brief in First Circuit Court of Appeals Opposing NIH Grant Terminations

The AAMC and national education organizations filed an amicus brief with the First Circuit Court of Appeals opposing NIH grant terminations.

  • Nov. 21, 2025
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Mutual need, mutual gain: Academic health systems work to support rural hospitals

As rural health facilities struggle to survive, they get staff training, residency placements, and expert consultations from university hospitals.

  • Nov. 20, 2025
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Think you’re too old for medical school? Think again

Not everyone enters medical school right after college. Here, students over the age of 30 share the benefits and challenges of being older than their peers.

  • Nov. 18, 2025
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An estimated 90% of diseases have environmental triggers. These researchers want to build a framework for prevention

Research into the exposome, a counterpart to the genome, gains momentum.

  • Nov. 12, 2025
Rima Habre, ScD, Gary Miller, PhD, and Chirag Patel, PhD, who are leading the Network for Exposomics in the United States, speak at the Exposome Moonshot Forum in May, 2025.
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AAMC Issues Call to Action to Strengthen Nutrition Training in Medical Education

The AAMC issued a call to action for U.S. medical schools and academic health systems to strengthen nutrition education.

  • Nov. 6, 2025
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Outbreaks of measles are fueled by outbreaks of mistrust

The key to understanding and fighting the forces that fuel measles and other viral outbreaks is better communication with families, says infectious disease phys

  • Nov. 4, 2025
Infectious disease physician Adam Ratner, MD, MPH, offers his insights on combating measles and other communicable diseases at Learn Serve Lead 2025.
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To rebuild trust in science, scientists must change who tells their story and how

Holden Thorp, PhD, the top editor at Science, and "60 Minutes" producer Ashley Velie discuss the power of conversations rather than confrontation.

  • Nov. 4, 2025
Heather Pierce, JD, MPH, AAMC’s senior director for science policy and regulatory counsel, left, speaks with Science Editor-in-Chief Holden Thorp, PhD, middle, and Ashley Velie, a Peabody Award-winning producer for 60 Minutes, right, about how to better communicate about science at Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting.
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Mass shootings: Doctors share lessons from the front lines

Three physicians who treated victims urge academic leaders to help staff cope during the crisis and build resilience to the emotional fallout.

  • Nov. 4, 2025
On Nov. 3, at Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting, emergency physicians Christopher Cowell, MD, and Peter Antevy, MD, and trauma surgeon Lillian Liao, MD, shared insights into responding to mass shooting events.
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AAMC Leaders: Navigating today’s uncertainties requires a steadfast commitment to medicine’s core values

Caring for patients, conducting groundbreaking research, and training the next generation of physicians will remain academic medicine’s North Star.

  • Nov. 3, 2025
AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, speaks during the Leadership Plenary at Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting as, from left, ABC News journalist Linsey Davis, AAMC Board of Directors Chair Julie Freischlag, MD, and AAMC Board Chair-Elect Michael Waldrum, MD, look on.
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Doctors, beware: AI threatens to weaken your relationships with patients

Author Allison Pugh, PhD, sees pressure to be more efficient as reducing “connective labor” between health care workers and patients.

  • Nov. 2, 2025
Allison Pugh, PhD, professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University, addresses the audience as moderator Susmita Pati, MD, MPH, looks on during a session entitled Seeing the Other: Human Value in the Age of AI at Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting on Nov. 2 in San Antonio.