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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 Announces 2023-2024 Board of Directors

The AAMC announced the names of its 2023-2024 Board of Directors.

  • July 6, 2023
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The tiniest patients: Operating inside the womb

Fetal surgeons can already remove deadly tumors, unblock clogged aortas, and treat spinal abnormalities in utero. What’s coming next may be even more dramatic.

  • June 29, 2023
Lynlee Boemer
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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
Press Release
AAMC Statement on President Biden’s Intent to Nominate Monica Bertagnolli, MD, as Director of the National Institutes of Health

The AAMC issued this statement following President Biden’s announcement of his intent to nominate Monica Bertagnolli, MD, as the next director of the NIH.

  • May 15, 2023
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When home is not the best place to die

Many terminally ill patients go home in their last days. For some, home hospice care doesn’t work. How can health systems provide home-like care at life’s end?

  • May 2, 2023
Senior man at home on hospice with wife
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Will chatbots help or hamper medical education? Here is what humans (and chatbots) say

New artificial intelligence tools can write application essays, do homework, take tests, and more. Medical schools grapple with how to integrate chatbots.

  • March 23, 2023
A rendering of a robot inside an office room wearing a headset. A city is in the background outside the office's window.
Press Release
Joint Statement from National Hospital and Pharmacist Associations on PhRMA-led Proposal to Restrict 340B Eligibility

This is a joint press release from the AAMC and other organizations on the PHRMA-led proposal to restrict 340B eligibility

  • March 20, 2023
Viewpoints
It’s tempting to say gun violence is about mental illness. The truth is much more complex.

Focusing on mental illness as the cause of mass shootings diverts attention from the larger problem of gun violence in the U.S., two experts argue.

  • Jan. 26, 2023
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Susan Cato Named AAMC Chief Communications and Marketing Officer

The AAMC named Susan Cato as its next chief communications and marketing officer, effective Jan. 15.

  • Jan. 19, 2023
AAMC Chief Communications and Marketing Officer Susan Cato at AAMC headquarters in Washington D.C.
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Introducing the AAMC’s new chief health care officer

Jonathan Jaffery, MD, the AAMC’s new chief health care officer, has spent years working to reduce health disparities and implement innovative care models.

  • Jan. 3, 2023
Jonathan Jaffery, MD, MS, MMM, FACP