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COVID is surging again. Here’s the latest on new variants, updated vaccines, and masking

The latest, highly contagious subvariants are driving infections, but new vaccines expected this fall may help stem the tide of another wave.

  • Aug. 14, 2024
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Why do people respond to stress and trauma so differently? The emerging field of…

A multidisciplinary approach to studying and treating brain disorders is shedding light on the mechanisms that may be behind psychological distress.

  • Aug. 8, 2024
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Ozone: An unseen health threat makes a comeback with climate change

Laws have reduced ground-level ozone since the 1970s, but scientists warn that rising temperatures will fuel more of the gas and stall pollution reduction.

  • Aug. 6, 2024
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6 common myths about diversity, equity, and inclusion in medical schools

As DEI efforts face criticism and are being defunded in some states, DEI leaders say the work is essential to improving health care for all.

  • July 31, 2024

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AAMC Names Next Editor-in-Chief of Academic Medicine

The AAMC announced Laura Roberts, MD, MA, has been named the next editor-in-chief of Academic Medicine, one of its peer-reviewed, scholarly journals.

  • June 17, 2019
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Vizient and AAMC Launch Clinical Practice Solutions Center to Drive Efficiency for Physician Practices

Vizient and the AAMC launched the Clinical Practice Solutions Center (CPSC), a platform promoting efficiency in academic and community practice organizations.

  • June 12, 2019
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Where are all the women deans?

Women now outnumber men in most medical school classrooms. But they still represent just a fraction of deans, department chairs, and full professors.

  • June 11, 2019
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What can we learn from an epidemic?

AAMC Executive Vice President Atul Grover says we can use the lessons of the AIDS epidemic in the 1990s to inform our work today around the opioid crisis.

  • June 11, 2019
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20 years of patient safety

It has been two decades since the modern patient safety movement was born. Here’s how we got to this milestone — and what lies ahead.

  • June 6, 2019
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AAMC, AAU, and APLU Statement on HHS Limits on Fetal Tissue Research

Learn more about the AAMC, AAU, and APLU statement on HHS limits on fetal tissue research.

  • June 5, 2019
Viewpoints
When patients lie

A patient-physician communication expert reveals the truth — and consequences — of patient coverups.

  • June 4, 2019
AAMCNews
Paging Dr. Spot

Canine companions have been spreading joy in hospitals for years. As canine visits have grown in number, providers also have expanded how dogs help.

  • June 4, 2019
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Academic health centers save millions of lives

Medical schools and teaching hospitals educate the next generation of physicians, conduct live-saving research, and care for the most medically complex patients

  • June 4, 2019
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First time for everything

Residents and medical students discuss their firsts.

  • May 31, 2019