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Annie’s Place at Parkland Health in Dallas, Texas, offers no-cost childcare for parents to attend medical appointments.

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Can providing childcare at hospitals improve health?

Patients miss appointments — and health care workers miss work — because there’s no one to watch the kids. New programs test how on-site childcare might help.

June 12, 2024

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Climate change hurts women more

Extreme weather is linked to pregnancy complications, increased violence, and inescapable exposure to pollution and heat.

June 6, 2024

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Medical schools work to end student mistreatment

From public humiliation to sexist remarks, medical trainees often experience faculty mistreatment. Here’s how institutions are working to stop bad behaviors.

June 4, 2024

A pediatrician interacts with a baby at a Mother’s Day event

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Could giving low-income patients cash improve their health?

Guaranteed income programs have been successful in low-income countries. Now, researchers hope to test their effectiveness in the U.S.

May 30, 2024

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How our organ transplant system fails people of color

Black patients wait a year longer for an organ transplant than White patients — and that’s just one transplant inequity. An expert offers a way forward.

Nov. 29, 2022

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Racism — not race — drives health disparities

Journalist and author Linda Villarosa says many health inequities that exist today can be traced to centuries of structural racism.

Nov. 13, 2022

Linda Villarosa, journalist and author of Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation, speaks at Learn Serve Lead 2022: The AAMC Annual Meeting on Nov. 13.

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From Egypt to Alabama, health disparities plague under-resourced communities

Mona Fouad, MD, MPH, winner of the 2022 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare, recognized for her contributions to health equity research.

Nov. 12, 2022

Mona Fouad, MD, MPH, winner of the Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare, speaks about health disparities research at Learn Serve Lead 2022: The AAMC Annual Meeting on Nov. 12.

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Solving medical mysteries: Physicians and researchers collaborate to study the most challenging cases

As federal funding sunsets for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network, programs seek creative ways to continue its innovative approach to finding answers.

Sept. 29, 2022

Eric and Nazira Kelly pose with their children, Zara and Ezra in North Carolina.

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Why are so many Black patients dying of skin cancer?

Patients and providers don’t often recognize skin cancer on darker skin. Medical school faculty and students are trying to change that.

July 21, 2022

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Widespread distrust in science: Is the way we communicate to blame?

Researchers increasingly find their work misunderstood and misused, as iteration in scientific discovery clashes with public access and interpretation.

July 14, 2022

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Family, fear, and faith: Helping Black patients with end-of-life decisions

When faced with terminal illness, many African American families opt for life-prolonging treatment rather than comfort. Here's why — and how doctors can help.

July 12, 2022

As a palliative care expert and the daughter of African American pastors, Maisha T. Robinson, MD, MSHPM, says she understands the need for end-of-life care planning as well as the difficulties around it.

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The wish of pediatricians: More medications deemed safe for kids

A paucity of drugs for children forces doctors to prescribe ‘off-label’ and figure out doses. New ways to run clinical trials yield more pediatric medications.