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Francis Collins, MD, PhD, lauds lifesaving research supported by the National Institutes of Health, explains why he left, and warns of scientific brain drain.

  • June 20, 2025
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Emerging science is exploring how the neurons and bacteria in the gut interact with the brain in a range of diseases — from Crohn’s to Alzheimer’s.

  • June 11, 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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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

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In a new golden age of space exploration, opportunities for medical research and clinical expertise in aerospace medicine arise.

  • July 6, 2023
Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley pose for a photo at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida prior to the NASA/SpaceX launch of the first Commercial Crew mission May 30, 2020. Posing in blue flight suits are NASA flight surgeons Joe Dervay, MD, right, and Steve Hart, MD, left.
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The AAMC expressed its deep disappointment in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard and v the University of North Carolina

  • June 29, 2023
Exterior of Supreme Court of the United States on First Street in Washington DC, USA with statue by James Earle Fraser titled Authority of Law (1935)
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Fetal surgeons can already remove deadly tumors, unblock clogged aortas, and treat spinal abnormalities in utero. What’s coming next may be even more dramatic.

  • June 29, 2023
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Chronic pain is common, but its biological mechanisms remain a mystery. While researchers seek answers, doctors focus on how pain affects a patient’s life.

  • June 27, 2023
Medical pain diagnosis meter level scale with emoji symbols.
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U.S. hospitals feed millions of people, with no small environmental impact. From trucking to trashing, here’s how they are stepping up to protect the planet.

  • June 21, 2023
Assistant grower Hilary Emmons picks radishes from the Boston Medical Center rooftop farm, which yields some 5,600 pounds of produce each year along with numerous environmental benefits.
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Due to her public health experience and extensive medical background, the AAMC supports President Biden's intent to nominate for CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD.

  • June 16, 2023
White House in Washington, DC
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A growing body of research shows the importance of sleep for health, but millions of people don’t get enough of it.

  • June 13, 2023
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Already, heat waves send tens of thousands of people to the emergency department each year. Here’s what heat does to the human body.

  • June 8, 2023
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The AAMC issued a statement on the need to complete fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations in a timely manner.

  • June 7, 2023
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Take a journey through the body, back in time to the start of nursing, and into the world of gene sequencing all from your couch with this year’s summer reads.

  • May 25, 2023
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