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A growing dilemma for hospitals: How to assess older doctors

As the physician workforce ages, leaders take delicate steps to gauge doctors’ patient-care abilities. Key issues include how to assess and when to restrict.

May 27, 2026

Clockwise from top left: Julia and Sofia Steger; Katey and Libby Bell; Nicole and Hannah Rud; Kashmaila and Aavaisra Ali; Samantha and Allison Epstein; Christian and Palmer Casteel

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Multiples in medical school

Six sets of twins graduating in 2026 share their experiences going through medical school together.

May 20, 2026

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‘The health challenge of our time’: What academic experts want you to know about ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed foods have been in the headlines lately. But what is it about them that’s so harmful? Academic researchers explain.

May 13, 2026

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Skin cancer is on the rise. Could climate change be to blame?

Dermatologists weigh in on the importance of proper sunscreen use and skin cancer prevention.

May 7, 2026

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Vaccine hesitancy is causing needless death and suffering, a vaccine expert says.

Paul Offit, MD, says vaccines have saved countless lives, but vaccine avoidance based on false claims of danger is causing a rise in preventable diseases.

June 4, 2025

Paul Offit, MD, right, with his colleague, H. Fred Clark, PhD, DVM, two of three scientists credited with developing the rotavirus vaccine RotaTeq.

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AAMC and Thalamus Collaboration Expands to More Than 8,000 Programs Following Successful 2025 Residency and Fellowship Recruitment Season

The AAMC and Thalamus announced an expanded collaboration to more than 8,000 programs to support better decision-making for applicants, schools, and programs.

May 29, 2025

A small group of medical student residents gather around a boardroom table to to meet with their medical team lead. They each have cases out on front of them as they work together collaboratively to discuss each one. They are each dressed professionally in medical scrubs and are listening attentively to the doctor leading the meeting at the head of the table.

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Health care sector braces for supply chain uncertainty with changing tariff policies

As tariffs threaten to raise prices, health care leaders push for tariff exemptions and transparency from manufacturers.

May 29, 2025

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AAMC Statement on House Budget Reconciliation Bill

The AAMC issued a statement about proposed policies which impact academic medicine within the budget reconciliation legislation.

May 21, 2025

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Rising above: These graduating medical students overcame immense challenges on the way to an MD

Five graduating medical students share how they made it through medical school despite extraordinary circumstances.

May 21, 2025

Susanna Goggans, MD, (right) poses with her fiancé, Trace Bowen (left), parents, Jennifer and Phil Goggans (center), and sister, Rebecca Goggans (front) on Match Day 2025.

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Medical schools move from worrying about AI to teaching it

Faculty used to fret over how artificial intelligence might affect education. Now they’re training medical students how to use it for patient care and research.

May 15, 2025

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AAMC Statement on Proposed Cuts to Medicaid in House Budget Reconciliation Bill

The AAMC issued a statement on proposed cuts to Medicaid as outlined in the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee’s reconciliation bill text.