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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
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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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AAMC Joins National Hospital Association Statement on COVID-19 Vaccinations for Health Care Workers

Five national hospital organizations released a statement on COVID-19 vaccinations for health care workers.

  • July 27, 2021
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AAMC Statement on U.S. District Court Decision on DACA

The AAMC has issued a statement on the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas’ decision that DACA is unlawful.

  • July 16, 2021
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AAMC Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Medical School and Teaching Hospital Employees

The AAMC issued a statement recommending its member medical schools and teaching hospitals require COVID-19 vaccines for their employees.

  • July 16, 2021
A medical professional in scrubs gives the COVID-19 vaccine to another medical professional
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10 great summer reads for doctors — or anyone interested in medicine

From the immune system’s intricacies to cadavers as crash test dummies, these books cover the humorous, strange, and meaningful aspects of medicine.

  • July 6, 2021
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AAMC Statement on House Introduction of the Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act

The AAMC issued this statement statement on the introduction of the Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.

  • May 20, 2021
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Basic medical research took a hit during the pandemic. It might take years to recover

COVID-19 shutdowns and restrictions halted studies for cancer, diabetes, and more, threatening scientific progress. Can researchers make up for lost time?

  • May 6, 2021
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Doctors with long COVID-19 share their struggles to heal

Crushing exhaustion, trouble breathing, and more. Doctors describe the disturbing effects of long COVID on their lives and how they're managing to move forward.

  • May 4, 2021
Sunita Sharma, MD, a pulmonologist at UC Health in Aurora, Colorado, with a patient.
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AAMC Statement on Senate Introduction of the Opioid Workforce Act of 2021

AAMC issued the following statement on the Senate introduction of the Opioid Workforce Act of 2021.

  • April 27, 2021
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AAMC Statement on President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, issued the following statement on the American Jobs Plan

  • April 1, 2021
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Why this year's Match® will be strikingly different

Medical students always worry about getting a residency slot. But the pandemic has made this application cycle even more uncertain. What will Match Week hold?

  • March 9, 2021
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