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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
woman with scrubs sitting on the floor
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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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AAMC Statement on Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY24 HHS Spending Bill

AAMC commends the Senate for their bipartisan spending bill to protect funding for crucial health agencies and programs.

  • July 28, 2023
The east side of the US Capitol in the early morning.
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AAMC Statement on Key Federal Funding Priorities 

The AAMC issued a statement on the need to complete fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations in a timely manner.

  • June 7, 2023
Capitol building, Washington, DC
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AAMC Statement on President Biden’s FY 2024 Budget Proposal

The AAMC issued a statement in response to President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request.

  • March 10, 2023
White House in Washington, DC
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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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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
The east side of the US Capitol in the early morning.
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Thousands of medical residents are unionizing. Here’s what that means for doctors, hospitals, and the patients they serve

Medical residents often bemoan long hours and relatively low wages. Now, a growing number are unionizing, which observers say brings benefits — and drawbacks.

  • June 7, 2022
The Resident and Fellow Physician Union-Northwest stages a 15-minute walkout at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center in February during contract negotiations.
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AAMC Statement on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Proposal

On March 28, the AAMC issued a statement in response to President Biden’s FY 2023 budget request for NIH, CDC, HRSA, CMS, and other federal agencies.

  • March 28, 2022
White House in Washington, DC
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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
Collage of Match Day interviewees
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AAMC Statement on Omnibus Legislation for Fiscal Year 2022

On March 9, the AAMC issued a statement supporting proposed FY22 omnibus legislation that if enacted would increasing funding for key agencies within HHS.

  • March 9, 2022
U.S. Capitol
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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.