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Victoria Heinrich, an MD-PhD student at the University of Pittsburgh, poses after getting her COVID-19 vaccine while 20 weeks pregnant.

Research

Are the COVID-19 vaccines safe during pregnancy? Experts… March 4, 2021

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A circle of syringes surrounds a SARS-CoV-2 molecule

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A circle of syringes surrounds a SARS-CoV-2 molecule

6 myths about the COVID-19 vaccines — debunked

Gabrielle Redford, Managing Editor

March 2, 2021

Two doctors in PPE work on a patient in the hospital

Workforce

Two doctors in PPE work on a patient in the hospital

They served on the COVID-19 front lines. Now these emergency medicine doctors can't find jobs.

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

February 25, 2021

Staffers at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, transport a deceased patient to a refrigerated truck that the center had to use for the bodies of COVID-19 victims during a surge in the spring of 2020.

Health Care

Staffers at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, transport a deceased patient to a refrigerated truck that the center had to use for the bodies of COVID-19 victims during a surge in the spring of 2020.

How are COVID-19 deaths counted? It’s complicated

Patrick Boyle, Senior Staff Writer

February 18, 2021

A researcher looks through a microscope in a lab

Research

A researcher looks through a microscope in a lab

5 mysteries about COVID-19 that scientists must solve to end the pandemic

Bridget Balch, Staff Writer

February 16, 2021

A pre-pandemic photo created for Step 2 Clinical Skills orientation materials shows examinees what to expect from their in-person clinical evaluation encounters.

Medical Education

A pre-pandemic photo created for Step 2 Clinical Skills orientation materials shows examinees what to expect from their in-person clinical evaluation encounters.

What the elimination of a major medical licensing exam — Step 2 CS — means for students and schools

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

February 9, 2021

A group of medical professionals in masks

Workforce

A group of medical professionals in masks

Nation’s physician workforce evolves: more women, a bit older, and toward different specialties

Patrick Boyle, Senior Staff Writer

February 2, 2021

Nurse Pam Burke cares for Sarah Kirby as she receives a monoclonal antibody infusion at Memorial Health System in Illinois.

Health Care

Nurse Pam Burke cares for Sarah Kirby as she receives a monoclonal antibody infusion at Memorial Health System in Illinois.

Can an experimental treatment keep COVID-19 patients out of hospitals?

Patrick Boyle, Senior Staff Writer

January 29, 2021

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Perspectives from AAMC experts and thought leaders in academic medicine.

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A young child looks out of a window

How we’re failing children of color during COVID-19

Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, MD

February 23, 2021

A Latinx patient receives a vaccine from a provider

Insights

A Latinx patient receives a vaccine from a provider

We need to get more Latinx people vaccinated. Here's how

Alicia Fernandez, MD

February 11, 2021

Volunteers with the Rise of Broken Women shelter in New York City receive 6,000 masks donated by Love Your Melon, a socially conscious business based in St. Paul, Minnesota. The donation was coordinated by Get Us PPE.

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Volunteers with the Rise of Broken Women shelter in New York City receive 6,000 masks donated by Love Your Melon, a socially conscious business based in St. Paul, Minnesota. The donation was coordinated by Get Us PPE.

A year into the pandemic, vulnerable communities still don’t have access to PPE

Amanda Peery-Wolf

Shikha Gupta, MD

Ali Raja, MD

February 4, 2021

In 2014, David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, uncovered a potential treatment for his own deadly disease. Now he's on a mission to find one for COVID-19.

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In 2014, David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, uncovered a potential treatment for his own deadly disease. Now he's on a mission to find one for COVID-19.

COVID-19 vaccines will be critical to ending the pandemic. In the meantime, we can’t afford to slow our search for treatments

David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc

January 27, 2021

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Gender Equity in Academic Medicine

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Innovations in Health Technology: Telehealth

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Delivering more care remotely will be critical as COVID-19 races through communities
Telehealth Helps Close Health Care Disparity Gap in Rural Areas
Teaching Hospitals Lead in Telehealth Adoption