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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 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
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Viewpoints
Saving Black lives during COVID-19: Vaccines matter

It’s easy to see why Black communities often distrust vaccination. But the pandemic’s toll means we have to increase faith in it — and fast.

  • Oct. 13, 2020
A doctor speaks to an older woman in a mask
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Interest in hospital-at-home programs explodes during COVID-19

To free up beds and protect vulnerable patients, hospitals are sending patients home with IVs, EKG devices, and other mainstays of acute care. Will it last?

  • Sept. 29, 2020
A provider with Atrium Health’s COVID-19 Virtual Hospital delivers oxygen, IV medications, and other services to a patient in their home. The program has helped more than 17,000 people.
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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
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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
AAMCNews
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.
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Calling all voices

New editor-in-chief of Academic Medicine seeks to broaden perspectives in the esteemed journal.

  • May 7, 2020
Laura Roberts, MD, in her office
Podcast
Who Gets That Ventilator? Bioethics in the Era of COVID

Ross McKinney Jr., MD, and Arthur Derse, MD, JD, join AAMC President and CEO David Skorton, MD, in this engaging podcast discussion.

  • April 10, 2020
Beyond the White Coat with David J. Skorton
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AAMC leaders issue call to action to confront challenges facing academic medicine

AAMC leaders David J. Skorton, MD, and Lilly Marks urge changes to escape the “unacceptable status quo” in the Leadership Plenary at Learn Serve Lead 2019.

  • Nov. 9, 2019
AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, and AAMC Board of Directors Chair Lilly Marks give their remarks during the Leadership Plenary on Sunday, November 10, at Learn Serve Lead 2019: The AAMC Annual Meeting.
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The rising health threats of a hot planet

On the one-year anniversary of the UN’s report on climate change, AAMCNews explores the impact of a warming Earth on health. This is the first in a series.

  • Oct. 8, 2019
Doctor holding a green globe.