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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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AAMC Statement on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Package

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued a statement regarding Senate passage of the conference agreement on the fiscal year 2019 appropriations.

Sept. 18, 2018

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Higher Education Association Statement on the SUCCESS Act

A joint statement on the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act and efforts to foster greater diversity and inclusion.

Aug. 27, 2018

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AAMC Statement on Senate Passage of Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill

The AAMC’s statement on the Senate passage of the FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) spending bill.

Aug. 23, 2018

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Should pregnant women be included in clinical trials?

Some say including pregnant women in medication research is too risky. A bioethicist and researcher argues that excluding them is the real danger.

July 24, 2018

Pregnant woman being handed a prescription bottle by a medical worker who is not in the image

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Pipeline Programs and System Reform: A Path to Improving Health Equity

Pipeline programs help promote a diverse, culturally competent health care and biomedical research workforce to enhance patient care and ensure health equity.

July 5, 2018

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AAMC Statement on the Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill

The AAMC supports the bill that will bolster research supported by the NIH while maintaining a commitment to other agencies along the health care continuum.

June 29, 2018

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NIH funds more long-term grants

The R35 and ESI MERIT awards offer researchers an opportunity to spend more time on science and less on applying for grants—and yet, not many scientists apply.

June 26, 2018

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Celebrating Biomedical Research

The AAMC, with the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research and other organizations, held an event on Capitol Hill to celebrate NIH-supported biomedical innovation.