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Mutual need, mutual gain: Academic health systems work to support rural hospitals

As rural health facilities struggle to survive, they get staff training, residency placements, and expert consultations from university hospitals.

  • Nov. 20, 2025
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Think you’re too old for medical school? Think again

Not everyone enters medical school right after college. Here, students over the age of 30 share the benefits and challenges of being older than their peers.

  • Nov. 18, 2025
Rima Habre, ScD, Gary Miller, PhD, and Chirag Patel, PhD, who are leading the Network for Exposomics in the United States, speak at the Exposome Moonshot Forum in May, 2025.
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An estimated 90% of diseases have environmental triggers. These researchers want to build a framework for prevention

Research into the exposome, a counterpart to the genome, gains momentum.

  • Nov. 12, 2025
Infectious disease physician Adam Ratner, MD, MPH, offers his insights on combating measles and other communicable diseases at Learn Serve Lead 2025.
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Outbreaks of measles are fueled by outbreaks of mistrust

The key to understanding and fighting the forces that fuel measles and other viral outbreaks is better communication with families, says infectious disease phys

  • Nov. 4, 2025

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21 million Americans suffer from addiction. Just 3,000 physicians are specially trained to treat them.

The Opioid Workforce Act of 2019 would add 1,000 more federally-funded residencies in addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, and pain medicine.

  • Dec. 18, 2019
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Aiming for zero suicides

Teaching hospitals are taking bold new approaches to reduce suicide rates, including rapid identification of at-risk patients and aggressive follow-up care.

  • Dec. 17, 2019
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Research at the ends of the earth

From the heights of Mount Everest to the bottom of the ocean, some researchers go to extremes in their quest for scientific solutions.

  • Dec. 15, 2019
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AAMC Statement on the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, released a statement on the release of legislation to fund the government through the end of FY 2020.

  • Dec. 15, 2019
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AAMC Statement on Congressional Efforts to Reduce Drug Prices

AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, issued the following statement on the House passage of H.R.3.

  • Dec. 11, 2019
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What medical students can learn about health from animals

Medical schools are partnering with veterinary schools and zoos on cross-species education and research.

  • Dec. 10, 2019
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AAMC Statement on Ways and Means Committee Surprise Billing Agreement

AAMC Chief Public Policy Officer Karen Fisher, JD, issued a statement on the announcement of an agreement on a strategy to address surprise medical bills.

  • Dec. 10, 2019
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More women than men are enrolled in medical school

New AAMC data show that women now represent a majority of medical school students, while underrepresented groups continue modest growth.

  • Dec. 9, 2019
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The Majority of U.S. Medical Students Are Women, New Data Show

Women comprise the majority of enrolled U.S. medical students for the first time, according to 2019 data released today by the AAMC.

  • Dec. 9, 2019
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AAMC Statement on Surprise Billing Announcement

AAMC Chief Public Policy Officer Karen Fisher, JD, issued a statement on the proposal released by the House Energy & Commerce and Senate HELP committees.

  • Dec. 8, 2019