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Is herd immunity closer than we think? April 21, 2021

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US dollars with COVID-19 vaccine vials on top

Dollars to doughnuts: Will incentives motivate COVID-19 vaccination?

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

April 15, 2021

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Research

A young woman researcher in a lab

Research recovery: Medicine’s newest scientists restart careers stalled by COVID-19

Patrick Boyle, Senior Staff Writer

April 8, 2021

Gail and Robert Pursel of Millville, Pennsylvania, receive their COVID-19 vaccines, thanks to Geisinger’s in-home health care service.

Health Care

Gail and Robert Pursel of Millville, Pennsylvania, receive their COVID-19 vaccines, thanks to Geisinger’s in-home health care service.

Homebound, but not hopeless

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

April 6, 2021

A masked woman in a car prepares to receive a vaccine from a masked worker

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A masked woman in a car prepares to receive a vaccine from a masked worker

Are they safe? Which one is best? Your COVID-19 vaccine questions — answered

Bridget Balch, Staff Writer

April 1, 2021

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Research

An illustration of antibodies attacking SARS-CoV-2

mRNA technology promises to revolutionize future vaccines and treatments for cancer, infectious diseases

Patrick Boyle, Senior Staff Writer

March 29, 2021

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Health Care

A group of people standing in a socially distant line leading to a COVID-19 vaccine bottle

Is it ever okay to jump to the front of the vaccine line? An ethics expert weighs in

Stacy Weiner, Senior Staff Writer

March 23, 2021

Bob Wachter, MD, calls his family from a pay phone on his Match Day in 1983 to tell them that he matched at the University of California, San Francisco, where he is now chair of the Department of Medicine.

Medical Education

Bob Wachter, MD, calls his family from a pay phone on his Match Day in 1983 to tell them that he matched at the University of California, San Francisco, where he is now chair of the Department of Medicine.

Match Day memories: Prominent physicians reflect on their own Match Days and share advice for residency

Bridget Balch, Staff Writer

March 18, 2021

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Medical Education

A woman stands alone looking out a window with curtains

COVID-19’s emotional impact: Medical students cope with isolation

Patrick Boyle, Senior Staff Writer

March 12, 2021

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Perspectives from AAMC experts and thought leaders in academic medicine.

Jane Tobias, DNP, RN, MSN, gives a patient a COVID-19 vaccine at an April 3 event in Philadelphia that Jefferson Health designed to meet the needs of people with intellectual disabilities.

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Jane Tobias, DNP, RN, MSN, gives a patient a COVID-19 vaccine at an April 3 event in Philadelphia that Jefferson Health designed to meet the needs of people with intellectual disabilities.

The terrible toll of COVID-19 on people with intellectual disabilities

Wendy Ross, MD

April 20, 2021

A volunteer for GOTVax, an organization focused on bringing vaccines to hard-hit communities, administers a vaccine to a resident of a Boston Housing Authority building in an under-resourced neighborhood.

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A volunteer for GOTVax, an organization focused on bringing vaccines to hard-hit communities, administers a vaccine to a resident of a Boston Housing Authority building in an under-resourced neighborhood.

Inequity in vaccinations isn’t always about hesitancy, it’s about access

Richard Lu, MBA

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Alister Martin, MD, MPP

April 12, 2021

Protesters hold signs that say "Love More" and "Stop Racism"

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Protesters hold signs that say "Love More" and "Stop Racism"

Healing a toxic brew of hate, racism, and gun violence in America

David J. Skorton, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer

David A. Acosta, MD, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

March 25, 2021

Kimberly Noel, MD, MPH, talks to a patient through a computer in her office

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Kimberly Noel, MD, MPH, talks to a patient through a computer in her office

What every doctor needs to know about telemedicine

Kimberly Noel, MD, MPH

March 24, 2021

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Racism and Health

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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