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‘Not all cancer needs to be cured’: Five ways that prostate cancer treatments have improved

As prostate cancer cases rise, newer drugs, genetic testing, and clearer imaging give patients more options, reduce side effects, and save time.

  • June 25, 2024
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 Research Organizations SHPEP - Summer Health Professions Education Program Women In Medicine & Science
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Working to end gender harassment in medicine

Leaders in academic medicine tackled gender harassment during the 2019 Leadership Forum. Here’s a look at the vital issues and insights they shared.

  • June 21, 2019
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Advancing women in academic medicine

The AAMC urges medical schools and teaching hospitals to create institutional climates that support and promote women.

  • May 28, 2019
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Closing the gender pay gap in medicine

Leaders in academic medicine have been working to address salary inequities. A new AAMC report highlights the progress made to date.

  • April 16, 2019
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Celebrating 10 African-American medical pioneers

They broke barriers and shattered stereotypes and went on to conduct research, discover treatments, and provide leadership that improved the health of millions.

  • Feb. 25, 2019
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Sexual harassment in medicine

Even before the #MeToo movement, national leaders in medicine began taking significant strides to transform the culture and curb unacceptable behavior.

  • Feb. 14, 2019
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Labor pains: The OB-GYN shortage

Half of U.S. counties lack a single OB-GYN, and some women’s lives are endangered by long treks for needed care. What leaders in academic medicine are doing.

  • Nov. 15, 2018
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21st Century Health Care Workforce Development

As the academic medicine community works to combat the physician shortage, all stakeholders need to ensure that our physician workforce is diverse.

  • Nov. 13, 2018
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Anita Hill: “We cannot turn a blind eye”

The Brandeis University law professor and advocate for women’s equality implored attendees of Learn Serve Lead 2018 to address bias and sexual harassment.

  • Nov. 4, 2018
Anita Hill at Learn Serve Lead 2018
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Successes and challenges facing academic medicine highlighted during Leadership Plenary at Learn Serve Lead 2018

AAMC President and CEO Darrell Kirch and AAMC Board of Directors Chair Roy Wilson share reflections about their own careers and the state of academic medicine.

  • Nov. 4, 2018
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What specialties do doctors choose?

The 2018 AAMC Physician Specialty Data Report looks at the distribution of physicians across specialties, revealing some surprising trends.

  • Nov. 2, 2018