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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
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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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Teaching medical students to perform an often-dreaded exam

Gynecological teaching associates (GTAs) use their own bodies to help students gain expertise in pelvic exams. Here’s why the job was so empowering for one GTA.

  • Oct. 25, 2022
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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
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Hospital Groups Seek Action on Drug Company Violations of 340B Law

Leaders of six major organizations representing hospitals and pharmacists sent a letter to HHS Sec. Becerra urging him to take action on violations of 340B law.

  • April 20, 2021
Press Release
AAMC Statement on Release of President’s Proposal for Topline FY 2022 Discretionary Funding

The AAMC issued the following statement on President Biden's request for fiscal year 2022 discretionary funding.

  • April 9, 2021
Press Release
AAMC Statement on Nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as CMS Administrator

Statement on the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure for administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

  • Feb. 19, 2021
Press Release
AAMC Statement on Nomination of Xavier Becerra as HHS Secretary and Key Members of Health Leadership Team

The AAMC issued the following statement on the nomination of Xavier Becerra for secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  • Dec. 7, 2020
Press Release
AAMC Statement on HHS Nondiscrimination Final Rule

The AAMC issued this statement on the HHS final rule (6/12/2020) that changes nondiscrimination provisions applicable to federally-supported health programs.

  • June 15, 2020
AAMCNews
Aiming for zero suicides

Teaching hospitals are taking bold new approaches to reduce suicide rates, including rapid identification of at-risk patients and aggressive follow-up care.

  • Dec. 17, 2019
Press Release
Joint Statement on Outpatient Payment Policy Court Decision from AHA and AAMC

A joint statement from the AAMC and the AHA regarding the District Court's decision that HHS exceeded its authority in reducing payments to certain HOPDs.

  • Sept. 17, 2019
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Prioritizing the service mission

Competing priorities caused one health system to cut back on caring for the underserved. Here’s how they turned that around.

  • May 21, 2019