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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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America’s medical residents, by the numbers

The AAMC 2021 Report on Residents shows trends in demographics, specialty preferences, and geographic preferences among doctors in training.

  • Dec. 1, 2021
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‘There is no courage without vulnerability’

Bestselling author and podcast host Brené Brown, PhD, spoke at Learn Serve Lead 2021: The Virtual Experience about the importance of vulnerability.

  • Nov. 9, 2021
Brené Brown, PhD, bestselling author and University of Houston professor, spoke at Learn Serve Lead 2021: The Virtual Experience on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021.
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Prescription for America’s elder boom: Every doctor learns geriatrics

Faced with an aging population and a physician shortage, hospitals create geriatric collaborations to manage patients, raise elder care skills of all doctors.

  • Nov. 4, 2021
Female African American doctor visits with her Senior Caucasian patient.
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AAMC Statement on Senate Appropriations Bills for Fiscal Year 2022

The AAMC issued a statement October 20 after the Senate Appropriations Committee released the remaining fiscal year 2022 Senate spending bills.

  • Oct. 20, 2021
The east side of the US Capitol in the early morning.
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The ripple effect of the delta surge

Hospitals are struggling to find beds and staff to care for seriously ill patients, looking for help as far as hundreds of miles away.

  • Oct. 5, 2021
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AAMC Statement on House Completion of FY 2022 Budget Resolution

The AAMC issued the following statement after the House advanced the fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget resolution.

  • Aug. 24, 2021
The east side of the US Capitol in the early morning.
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“Worst surge we’ve seen”: Some hospitals in delta hot spots close to breaking point

Hospitals in COVID-19 hot spots are overwhelmed as the delta variant drives increasing hospitalizations.

  • Aug. 24, 2021
Emergency Room nurses tend to patients in a hallway at the Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital on August 18, 2021 in Houston, Texas.
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So you got the J&J vaccine? Here’s what you should know about the delta variant, boosters, and more

The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is very effective against hospitalization and death, but more data are needed to determine if a booster shot is required.

  • Aug. 18, 2021
Boxes of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine are prepared for distribution in West Virginia in March 2021.
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Vaccines work well against the delta variant. Here’s why you should wear a mask anyway

Vaccines work well against COVID-19, but experts point to the need to continue masking to protect the unvaccinated and those with weaker immune systems.

  • Aug. 3, 2021
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Career moves: Ways to bridge the gender gap in medical science

With women underrepresented in academic medicine, strategies strive to build gender equity through hiring practices, leadership training, and family supports.

  • July 27, 2021
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