Brain procedures help patients with treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions. But providers still grapple with ethical questions and the history of lobotomies
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.
Robert J. Laskowski and Darrell G. Kirch discussed the transformative power of teaching and the role of academic medicine in serving local communities.
2016 marks the 70th anniversary of the affiliation between the nation’s medical schools and teaching hospitals and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
With widespread concern about the risk of concussions, scientists are developing more effective diagnostic methods and researching possible long-term effects.
There is no substitute for dissecting a human cadaver when learning anatomy. Many medical schools hold memorial events to honor the donors and their families.
As the practice of medicine rapidly changes, partnerships between academic medicine and public agencies such as the FDA will help achieve better health.
The number of women enrolling in medical school in 2016 increased 6.2 percent over 2015, according to AAMC data. This is the largest increase since 2006.