Experts worry that, if compensation and training don’t better incentivize new doctors to pursue pediatrics, impending shortages could hurt kids’ health.
David Fajgenbaum, MD, nearly died from a rare disease, but his own research unearthed a treatment. Now he’s using AI and groundbreaking research to help others.
Curtailing training in diversity, equity, and inclusion risks ignoring the shadow of history that still haunts many Black patients, argues Damon Tweedy, MD.
Some people have never contracted the disease despite heavy exposure. Scientists are studying whether genetic mutations shield them from infection or illness.
More women are becoming doctors, doctors of different racial backgrounds prefer different specialties, and sports medicine keeps growing, according to AAMC data
People returning from incarceration are 13 times more likely to die soon after release. So hospitals employ formerly incarcerated people to help promote health.
Jonathan Jaffery, MD, the AAMC’s new chief health care officer, has spent years working to reduce health disparities and implement innovative care models.
During COVID-19, doctors have been allowed to provide medications for opioid addiction via telehealth. Now, we need those temporary rules made permanent.
