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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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Applications to medical school are at an all-time high. What does this mean for applicants and schools?

COVID-19 may be driving a boom in med school applications. We explore the phenomenon, how schools are handling it, and how it could change the face of medicine.

  • Oct. 22, 2020
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Your COVID-19 testing questions — answered

As the virus spreads through the highest levels of the United States government, experts share what we know about testing.

  • Oct. 5, 2020
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AAMC Statement on Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping

The AAMC issued this statement in response to the Administration's executive order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.

  • Sept. 24, 2020
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Press Release
AAMC Statement on Revised CDC Guidelines for COVID-19 Testing

Chief Scientific Officer Ross McKinney, Jr., MD, and AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, issued the following statement on revised CDC guidelines.

  • Aug. 26, 2020
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COVID-19 disrupted health care for other serious conditions. Now, physicians worry about the long-term consequences

Many patients with non-COVID-19 conditions delayed seeking medical care early in the pandemic. Now physicians worry about the long-term effects to their health.

  • Aug. 20, 2020
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has implemented a number of safety measures to protect against the spread of COVID-19, including screening for COVID-19 symptoms at the entrances to all campus locations
Press Release
AAMC Releases National Guidance on Face Coverings

The AAMC has compiled the latest scientific information on mask usage into one commonsense, scientific approach to help prevent the spread of the coronvirus.

  • Aug. 12, 2020
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The science and psychology behind masking to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Experts weigh in on the most effective mask-wearing practices, the psychology behind not masking, and how to communicate its importance.

  • July 30, 2020
Amy Price, DPhil, a senior research scientist at Stanford Anesthesia Informatics and Media Lab, wears a cloth mask like the ones she and her colleagues tested for efficacy of containing viral particles.
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The MCAT® exam: Changes, flexibility for 2020 examinees

Despite some technical difficulties when registration first opened, there are plenty of slots for students who want to take the exam this year.

  • May 8, 2020
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Shortened MCAT® exams, extended AMCAS® deadlines: How the pandemic has upended medical school admissions

Medical school applicants are struggling with many unknowns, like when they can take the MCAT® exam. Here's how schools are making admissions safe and fair.

  • April 24, 2020
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To address COVID-19 and future pandemics, we must answer fundamental questions

Being in the middle of a pandemic feels unsettling and frightening. We need more research to better diagnose, treat, and prevent COVID-19.

  • April 15, 2020
A researcher in protective gear holds a COVID-19 blood sample