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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

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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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Getting Patients Walking (and Talking) With Doctors

An invite from one doctor to his patients became a national movement. Learn more about Walk with a Doc, a program with participants across 46 states.

March 5, 2018

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What Happens When Doctors Become Patients? Renowned Writer Anna Quindlen “Jumped at the Chance” to Find Out

Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist and acclaimed novelist Anna Quindlen has explored a huge swath of human experience.

Nov. 6, 2017

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Hospital Roof Gardens Soothe Patients and Staff

The therapeutic benefits of nature are prompting hospitals to turn rooftops into on-site oases.

Oct. 23, 2017

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Academic Medicine Community Responds to Devastation Caused by Hurricanes

Medical schools and teaching hospitals demonstrated readiness for crisis situations.

Oct. 4, 2017

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Puerto Rico Medical Schools Drive Diversity and Community Health

In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the island's found medical school will need support from the academic medicine community.

Oct. 3, 2017

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Disparities, Cross-Cultural Education Slowly Gaining a Foothold During Residency

Researchers sought a clearer picture of residents’ ability to practice medicine in ways that could eventually narrow health disparities.

Sept. 5, 2017

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Building a framework for clinician well-being and resilience

As research innovators, academic medical centers are well-positioned to develop new ways to address health care provider burnout, depression, and suicide.