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In transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an external device is used to drive electromagnetic pulses through the skull to improve mood.

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The growing field of neurotherapeutics offers psychiatric patients new hope

Brain procedures help patients with treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions. But providers still grapple with ethical questions and the history of lobotomies

June 20, 2024

Annie’s Place at Parkland Health in Dallas, Texas, offers no-cost childcare for parents to attend medical appointments.

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Can providing childcare at hospitals improve health?

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.

June 12, 2024

Pregnant woman in bed with a fan because of the heat wave

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Climate change hurts women more

Extreme weather is linked to pregnancy complications, increased violence, and inescapable exposure to pollution and heat.

June 6, 2024

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Medical schools work to end student mistreatment

From public humiliation to sexist remarks, medical trainees often experience faculty mistreatment. Here’s how institutions are working to stop bad behaviors.

June 4, 2024

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What’s your specialty? New data show the choices of America’s doctors by gender, race, and age

More women are becoming doctors, doctors of different racial backgrounds prefer different specialties, and sports medicine keeps growing, according to AAMC data

Jan. 12, 2023

Female doctor showing an x-ray image of man's lungs to her colleagues

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How the South defines America

Author Imani Perry, JD, PhD, explores the American South’s complex legacy of racism and resistance.

Oct. 20, 2022

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Does racial resentment hurt White people, too? One doctor says yes

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

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The myth of health inequities: changing the narrative around racism in health

Journalist and author Linda Villarosa unveils how racism — more than socioeconomic status or personal behavior — drives inequities.

Sept. 15, 2022

Doctor holding stethoscope on pregnant woman's belly

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Medical mysteries, memoirs, and more: 10 great summer reads for doctors

From a doctor’s personal healing to treating ICU survivors, these books offer a glimpse into the compelling, disturbing, and often uplifting world of medicine.

July 19, 2022

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First-generation medical students and The Match®

Medical students who were the first in their families to graduate from college look forward to finding out where they will match for residency training.

March 17, 2022

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WATCH: How the pandemic has impacted medical students now and in the future

Medical students share how the pandemic has shaped their training experiences and their futures as physicians.

March 3, 2022

Russyan Mark Mabeza, a student getting his MD-MPH at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, poses for a photo with some fellow medical students.

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A data-based look at America’s physicians and medical students, state-by-state

What states have the highest concentrations of active physicians, female doctors, and medical students? The AAMC’s physician workforce data report has answers.