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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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One year into COVID, scientists are still learning how the virus spreads and why disease symptoms vary so widely

Scientists studying COVID-19 are working to solve mysteries about how the virus spreads, why its symptoms vary, and what to expect from vaccines and variants.

  • March 11, 2021
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Are the COVID-19 vaccines safe during pregnancy? Experts weigh in

COVID-19 vaccines haven’t been tested in pregnant people, but many scientists believe risks of adverse effects of the disease outweigh the risks of the vaccine.

  • March 4, 2021
Victoria Heinrich, an MD-PhD student at the University of Pittsburgh, poses after getting her COVID-19 vaccine while 20 weeks pregnant.
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A year into the pandemic, vulnerable communities still don’t have access to PPE

Get Us PPE has developed an algorithm to equitably distribute needed supplies, but the need is so great, they can only fulfill 15% of the requests coming in.

  • Feb. 4, 2021
Volunteers with the Rise of Broken Women shelter in New York City receive 6,000 masks donated by Love Your Melon, a socially conscious business based in St. Paul, Minnesota. The donation was coordinated by Get Us PPE.
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COVID-19 vaccines will be critical to ending the pandemic. In the meantime, we can’t afford to slow our search for treatments

A researcher is searching for COVID-19 treatments and sees hope in existing drugs. Here’s why his quest is so personal and what he says must happen next.

  • Jan. 27, 2021
In 2014, David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, uncovered a potential treatment for his own deadly disease. Now he's on a mission to find one for COVID-19.
Press Release
AAMC Statement on the FDA Authorization of the First COVID-19 Vaccine

The AAMC issued this statement on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization of a vaccine to prevent COVID-19.

  • Dec. 11, 2020
A masked patient receiving an injection from a masked medical professional
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Curing health care of racism: Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ibram X. Kendi, PhD, call on institutions to foster change

Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ibram X. Kendi, renowned voices in antiracism, call for institutional antiracism.

  • Nov. 17, 2020
Ibram X. Kendi, PhD, director of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, and Nikole Hannah-Jones, investigative journalist, speak at Learn Serve Lead 2020 on November 16.
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Is there a "cure" for racism? Celebrated anti-racist activist and author Ibram X. Kendi says yes, there is

Ibram X. Kendi reflects on racism in health care, disparities in COVID-19, and how anti-racism can turn the tide.

  • Oct. 20, 2020
Ibram X. Kendi speaks at the University of Vermont for the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, Education and Learning Series on Jan. 28.
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Medical school enrollments grow, but residency slots haven’t kept pace

The AAMC’s annual survey shows student body growth won’t alleviate physician shortage unless residency and clinical training site shortfalls also are addressed.

  • Sept. 3, 2020
Students study in classroom with masks
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AAMC, NMA Announce Action Collaborative on Black Men in Medicine

The AAMC and NMA announced a joint effort to convene an Action Collaborative that will address the lack of representation of African American men in medicine.

  • Aug. 3, 2020
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Medical students use momentum of anti-racism movement to advocate for change

Students are demanding medical institutions combat racism, and their institutions are listening.

  • July 23, 2020
Ian Simpson-Shelton, MD, speaks at the University of California San Diego Anti-Racism Coalition Day of Action on June 8, 2020