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 ...

A group of six Republican House members from New York, led by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz (PDF) expressing ...

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 ...

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met Sept. 3 and 4 to establish the context for Medicare payment policy, discuss issues and policy directions in Part D, and evaluate Medicare ...

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 ...

As a physician and scientist, Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH, has long combined her research and clinical interests to improve the lives of her patients and their families. On July 16 she joins the ...

When Katherine Standish, MD, gave birth to her first child, preterm at 28 weeks, while she was in medical school, she had the unusual advantage of having a mother by her side who was one of the ...

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 ...

Pathway programs are part of the premedical journey for many medical school matriculants. AAMC Matriculating Student Questionnaire (MSQ) data for academic years 2023-24 through 2025-26 examine pathway ...