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.
Take a journey through the body, back in time to the start of nursing, and into the world of gene sequencing all from your couch with this year’s summer reads.
Decades after hallucinogens were outlawed, researchers are using them to treat disorders like PTSD, depression, and addiction. One puzzle is how they work
The AAMC issued this statement following President Biden’s announcement of his intent to nominate Monica Bertagnolli, MD, as the next director of the NIH.
Medical student Joel Bervell shares how he got 140 million TikTok views and noticed by Oprah Winfrey — and how providers can become social media influencers.
Every day, scientists strive to solve some of medicine’s toughest questions. Here are recent breakthroughs that tackle painful conditions and deadly diseases.
Many terminally ill patients go home in their last days. For some, home hospice care doesn’t work. How can health systems provide home-like care at life’s end?
The AAMC supports the introduction of the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, which would expand federal funding for graduate medical education.