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Tiny plastic particles have been found throughout the human body, but researchers say they’re just starting to understand the impact.

  • June 27, 2024
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As prostate cancer cases rise, newer drugs, genetic testing, and clearer imaging give patients more options, reduce side effects, and save time.

  • June 25, 2024
In transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an external device is used to drive electromagnetic pulses through the skull to improve mood.
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Brain procedures help patients with treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions. But providers still grapple with ethical questions and the history of lobotomies

  • June 20, 2024

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COVID-19 resulted in millions of tons of health care-related waste. Here’s what teaching hospitals are doing to protect people and the environment.

  • Nov. 8, 2022
A female doctor wearing blue scrubs, a surgical mask, and a cap, removes her protective gown.
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Anxiety, confusion, and distrust of institutions drive people to accept medical myths. A mother’s experience shows the allure of compelling, unproven tales.

  • Nov. 3, 2022
Lydia Greene studying her nursing notes at home.
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Danielle Turnipseed, JD, MHSA, MPP, a former health policy advisor on Capitol Hill who has championed health equity and access to care, joins the AAMC.

  • Nov. 1, 2022
Danielle Turnipseed, JD, MHSA, MPP
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The AAMC named Jonathan Jaffery, MD, MS, MMM, FACP, as its next chief health care officer.

  • Oct. 31, 2022
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Throughout their careers, these esteemed academic medicine faculty have had an outsized impact on medical education, patient care, and the biomedical sciences.

  • Oct. 27, 2022
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Gynecological teaching associates (GTAs) use their own bodies to help students gain expertise in pelvic exams. Here’s why the job was so empowering for one GTA.

  • Oct. 25, 2022
Pamela Good, LMT, CPT
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Author Imani Perry, JD, PhD, explores the American South’s complex legacy of racism and resistance.

  • Oct. 20, 2022
Imani Perry, JD, PhD
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Most shooting victims survive, but many face an ordeal of medical care that costs patients, hospitals, and governments billions of dollars a year.

  • Oct. 18, 2022
Hundred dollar bills and machine gun cartridges
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The end to the federal protection of the right to abortion has sparked increased interest in vasectomy and the quest for a “male pill.” What lies ahead?

  • Oct. 11, 2022
Aaron Zeleske and his partner hiking on the shore of Lake Michigan.
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In touring America’s heartland, Jonathan Metzl, MD, found that racial anxieties caused people to make decisions about their health that actually harmed them.

  • Oct. 4, 2022
Jonathan Metzl, MD, PhD