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‘Not all cancer needs to be cured’: Five ways that prostate cancer treatments have improved

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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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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AAMC Renames Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education

AAMC announced it is renaming the Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education to the AAMC Award for Excellence in Medical Education.

Nov. 17, 2020

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AAMC Releases Strategic Plan for a Healthier Future

The AAMC released its new strategic plan, “A Healthier Future for All” outlining a bold path to improve the health of people everywhere.

Oct. 27, 2020

AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, explains the new strategic plan, “A Healthier Future for All.”

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AAMC Recommendations for The Way Forward on COVID-19 Testing

The AAMC is calling for a coordinated national testing strategy to identify, track, and help curtail the spread of COVID-19.

Oct. 22, 2020

A health care worker sealing a coronavirus swab while holding a filled-out form

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Rumors, confusion, and conspiracies: Can doctors defeat COVID-19 misinformation?

Physicians and researchers take the front lines in the “infodemic” war, using blogs, social media, and conversations to steer people to safe practices.

Sept. 15, 2020

A question mark with coronavirus molecules

Press Release

AAMC Releases National Guidance on Face Coverings

The AAMC has compiled the latest scientific information on mask usage into one commonsense, scientific approach to help prevent the spread of the coronvirus.

Aug. 12, 2020

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The science and psychology behind masking to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Experts weigh in on the most effective mask-wearing practices, the psychology behind not masking, and how to communicate its importance.

July 30, 2020

Amy Price, DPhil, a senior research scientist at Stanford Anesthesia Informatics and Media Lab, wears a cloth mask like the ones she and her colleagues tested for efficacy of containing viral particles.

Press Release

AAMC Statement on Supreme Court Decision on DACA

The AAMC issued this statement on the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision that the Administration did not provide adequate justification for terminating DACA.