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As immigration enforcement increases, so do health risks to detainees, advocate says

Faisal Al-Juburi, of legal aid nonprofit RAICES, sounds the alarm about the inhumane treatment of detained immigrants.

  • Oct. 21, 2025
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Medical schools train faculty on AI best practices

Faculty are training one another to understand artificial intelligence and use it to build curricula, develop quizzes, create presentations, and more.

  • Oct. 16, 2025
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Hospital food gets a healthy makeover

From hiring Michelin-star chefs to sourcing produce from local farmers, academic health systems are transforming their culinary services to help patients heal.

  • Oct. 14, 2025
Josh Fernelius, MD, an internal medicine specialist at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and Margoe Chesler, RN, volunteer with Street Med STL.
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Bringing medicine to the streets

Nathanial Nolan, MD, an infectious disease specialist, thought he’d help those in homeless encampments avoid COVID. It turned into much more.

  • Oct. 7, 2025

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Top 10 academic medicine stories of 2024

From COVID variants and vaccines to microplastics and avian flu, these were the most popular AAMCNews stories of 2024.

  • Dec. 18, 2024
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The growing toll of climate anxiety

Guilt, sadness, fear, worry over bringing children into the world. Eco-anxiety is growing. Here’s what doctors and medical educators can—and must—do to help.

  • Dec. 3, 2024
Portrait of a young teenage girl activist holding a sign protesting against climate change and global warming. She is standing outdoors on a city street and is holding signs with various messages, such as 'go green' and 'save our planet'. She is looking directly at the camera with a serious expression. Focus on the girl and her sign, with city street defocused beyond. Room for copy space.
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AAMC Principles on the Role of Science in Federal Policymaking

The AAMC has created principles to illustrate the role that evidence-based science should play in federal health policymaking.

  • Nov. 25, 2024
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How medicine fails older people

We must change policies, improve training, expand research, and above all, combat ageism to care for millions of older Americans, a renowned geriatrician argues

  • Oct. 1, 2024
Louise Aronson, MD, MFA, speaks at a 2020 TEDMED talk about embracing elderhood as a significant stage of life.
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U.S. House Members Introduce Resolution Designating Sept. 16-20 as Medical Research Week

The House declares Sept. 16-20 as Medical Research Week.

  • Sept. 18, 2024
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5 ways to combat surging syphilis cases in the United States

Syphilis has reached alarming rates unseen in the U.S. since the 1950s. A CDC expert lays out steps to halt increases and prevent dramatic health problems.

  • May 21, 2024
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Do seasonal allergies seem to be getting worse? Blame climate change

How warmer temperatures and ‘botanical sexism’ are exacerbating seasonal allergies and what allergists recommend to minimize the health effects.

  • April 9, 2024
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AAMC Recognizes Recipients of 2024 Champion of Academic Medicine Award

The AAMC recognized two members of Congress as recipients of the 2024 AAMC Champion of Academic Medicine Award.

  • March 5, 2024
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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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Those wildfires this past summer? They’re still wreaking havoc on your health

A growing body of research shows how air pollution from wildfires is impacting the lungs, heart, brain, and other organs. Climate change is making it worse.

  • Jan. 23, 2024
Smoke from wildfires in California covers the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge and buildings on the San Francisco skyline.