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Measles cases are on the rise. Here’s what you need to know

Measles is highly contagious and can be dangerous, but vaccines are safe and effective.

  • April 30, 2025
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What's at stake when clinical trials research gets cut

Federal funding cutoffs and pauses threaten studies on critical ailments. ‘Real humans are being affected.’

  • April 24, 2025
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How uncertainty around cuts to scientific research is impacting the future…

Researchers worry that temporary interruptions in PhD programs could have long-term implications for the biomedical sciences.

  • April 16, 2025
Casey Harrell weeps with joy after using a brain-computer interface created at UC Davis Health that enabled him to speak for the first time in years.
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4 medical advances that are improving care and saving lives

A pioneering heart valve transplant, creating speech for a paralyzed patient, and more. Check out advances in academic medicine that are changing patient care.

  • April 8, 2025

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New AAMC Data on Medical School Applicants and Enrollment in 2024

New AAMC data on applicants, matriculants, and enrollment for 2024-2025

  • Jan. 9, 2025
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Medical school enrollment reaches a new high

New data from AAMC show mixed trends, as applicant numbers fall. COVID might have played a role.

  • Jan. 9, 2025
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Addressing Health Equity in Illinois: Announcing Recipients of the Illinois Black Men in Medicine Innovation Grant

The AAMC and NMA announced the recipients recipients of their Illinois Black Men in Medicine Innovation Grant Program.

  • Jan. 8, 2025
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AAMC, NMA Announce Innovation Grants to Address Shortage of Black Men in Medicine

The AAMC and NMA announced a grant program to foster foster diversity and inclusion in the medical field and address the shortage of Black male physicians.

  • April 11, 2024
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Personalized medicine is coming, but who will have access to it?

Experts warn that new technologies that tailor health care to individuals may exacerbate health inequities.

  • March 7, 2024
Researchers work in the lab of Marjorie Gondré-Lewis, PhD, at Howard University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., which is a recipient of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant to further diversity research in personalized medicine.
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8 prominent Black leaders in medicine

These inspiring Black doctors overcame obstacles to battle inequities, run major institutions, discover breakthrough treatments, and improve care for millions.

  • Feb. 1, 2024
Eight prominent Black leaders in medicine. Top row (left to right): Selwyn Vickers, Valerie Rice, Griffin Rodgers, and Deborah Prothrow-Stith. Bottom row (left to right): David Satcher, Marcella Nunez-Smith, Alister Martin, and James Hildreth Sr.
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New AAMC Data on Diversity in Medical School Enrollment in 2023

U.S. medical schools enrolled a more diverse first-year class in the 2023-24 academic year, with increases among some groups but declines in others.

  • Dec. 12, 2023
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‘6% is not enough.’

Just 6% of U.S. physicians are Latino, despite 19% of the U.S. population identifying as Latino. A coalition of physicians aims to change that.

  • Oct. 17, 2023
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How can medical schools boost racial diversity in the wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling?

The court’s rejection of considering race in college admissions leaves academic leaders worried, but hopeful about other diversity strategies.

  • July 27, 2023
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The United States needs more Spanish-speaking physicians

With more than 40 million Spanish speakers in the United States, advocates say training more bilingual physicians could help improve care in Latino communities.

  • July 18, 2023
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