COVID-19 is spreading, but population immunity and new treatments have resulted in far fewer hospitalizations and deaths.
New technologies are allowing patients to be more empowered partners in their own care. A dean argues that medical education ...
They fought slavery, prejudice, and injustice — and changed the face of medicine in America. They invented modern blood-banking, served in the highest ranks of the U.S. government, and much more. In ...
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 ...
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 ...
Enrollment in the nation’s medical schools continues to grow, but leaders at many of those schools worry that there are not enough residency programs and clinical training sites for students to ...
In Lebanon, where Antoine Beayno, MD, grew up and went to medical school, homosexuality is illegal. LGBTQ+ people can be fired, blackmailed, or arrested. They sometimes are even refused medical care, ...
In Greek mythology, Apollo was the god of disease and healing. He also ruled over the domains of music and poetry. In ancient Egypt, physicians served as scribes and artists, capturing medical ...
An infectious disease expert who is one of the nation’s most recognized and respected experts on vaccination. A physician-scientist whose research has transformed the treatment of ALS and diabetes.
Faith Beaty could feel depression seeping back in. She missed — and worried about — her daughter, a 14-year-old receiving treatment for mental health and behavioral issues in a residential facility ...
Since 2018, Amy Prescott, MD, has worked as a resident at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. About six months ago, one of her colleagues, an experienced emergency department ...