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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
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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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Could giving low-income patients cash improve their health?

Guaranteed income programs have been successful in low-income countries. Now, researchers hope to test their effectiveness in the U.S.

  • May 30, 2024

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AAMC Statement on U.S. District Court Decision on Remedying Delayed Payments to 340B Hospitals

The AAMC released a statement on the U.S. District Court ruling to return a funding dispute back to HHS to remedy delayed payments to 340B hospitals.

  • Jan. 11, 2023
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Top 10 academic medicine stories of 2022

Our annual list of the most-read AAMCNews stories of 2022.

  • Dec. 28, 2022
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Solving medical mysteries: Physicians and researchers collaborate to study the most challenging cases

As federal funding sunsets for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network, programs seek creative ways to continue its innovative approach to finding answers.

  • Sept. 29, 2022
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AAMC Comments to NRMP® on Two-Phase Main Residency Match Proposal

AAMC delivered the following testimony during an NRMP Board of Directors and leadership meeting on Sept. 16, 2022 on the two-phase main residency Match proposal

  • Sept. 19, 2022
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Applying to residency is stressful. Here’s how experts hope to change that

The residency application process is full of challenges for students and programs. We explore three possible reforms and what they may mean for all involved.

  • Sept. 13, 2022
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Widespread distrust in science: Is the way we communicate to blame?

Researchers increasingly find their work misunderstood and misused, as iteration in scientific discovery clashes with public access and interpretation.

  • July 14, 2022
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AAMC Statement on House Committee Passage of Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2023

AAMC Statement on House Committee Passage of Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2023

  • July 1, 2022
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The wish of pediatricians: More medications deemed safe for kids

A paucity of drugs for children forces doctors to prescribe ‘off-label’ and figure out doses. New ways to run clinical trials yield more pediatric medications.

  • June 21, 2022
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Electricity as medicine

Some believe bioelectronic devices might one day replace medication in treating a variety of diseases, from depression to diabetes.

  • June 14, 2022
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The new PREview® exam for medical school applicants goes beyond academics

Medicine entails resilience, teamwork, and other crucial professional skills. A new AAMC test lets aspiring doctors show they have these critical competencies.

  • April 5, 2022
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