Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Testosterone treatments: Weighing benefits and doubts

Can more testosterone help people who do not have low levels? Some patients want it, physicians say it sometimes works, and ...
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Kidney stones are on the rise

The prevalence of kidney stones has doubled in the past 30 years. Academic researchers are searching for better solutions for ...
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What’s your specialty? New data show the choices of America’s doctors by gender, race, and age

Interest is booming in sports medicine and interventional cardiology, while fewer doctors are specializing in orthopedic surgery and radiology. The number of women doctors continues to grow and they ...
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In coastal communities, the health risks of climate change accelerate

Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on climate change and health. Other articles in this series include stories on how extreme heat affects health, efforts to reduce greenhouse gas ...
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Why older adults are especially vulnerable to climate change

When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, people ages 60 and older accounted for 75% of the deaths. During the Pacific Northwest heat wave of 2021, most of the nearly one thousand who ...
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Skin cancer is on the rise. Could climate change be to blame?

Skin cancer cases in the United States more than tripled from 1975 to 2021, despite technological advances in sunscreens and public awareness of the risks of sun exposure. In Canada, melanoma — the ...
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Is there a "cure" for racism? Celebrated activist and author Ibram X. Kendi says yes, there is

Ibram X. Kendi — 2016 National Book Award winner, founder of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, and one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2020 — boldly proclaims his ...
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Tracking NIH Funding

The AAMC is closely tracking developments in National Institutes of Health (NIH) extramural funding. This page provides regular updates on NIH-obligated funding, drawing from NIH RePORTER. All figures ...
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U.S. Medical School Revenues

The U.S. Medical School Revenue summary tables and graphs summarize data from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) Part I-A Annual Medical School Financial Questionnaire (AFQ) ...
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Washington Highlights

Washington Highlights is a weekly newsletter that provides updates on the latest legislative and regulatory activities affecting medical schools, academic health systems, and their patients and ...
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Advancing Compensation Equity as a Strategic Workforce Solution

Achieving salary equity in academic medicine is essential, not only to attract and retain the best and brightest talent, but to ensure excellence and sustainability across institutional missions. Fair ...