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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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Academic labs are opening back up. Still, research isn’t exactly back to normal

Researchers face health screenings, lab capacity limits, and gradual resumption of experiments as medical schools open labs they closed to keep out COVID-19.

July 20, 2020

A researcher in a lab at Emory University works under new rules on social distancing and sanitation

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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

A woman in a mask sits at a computer taking an exam

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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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Labs put research on ice

Pandemic raises unprecedented questions: What research continues and what stops? What science is lost? Who will pay to resume experiments?

April 21, 2020

A lab technician pulls samples out of a freezer

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No classrooms, no clinics: Medical education during a pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical education quickly went online. Webcams captured hospital rounds, 3D images replaced cadavers, and Zoom became classrooms.

April 15, 2020

Johns Hopkins Medicine intensive care unit physician Lee Goeddel, MD, MPH, wears a cellphone underneath his protective hood so remote students can follow along live during rounds

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Here’s why we can’t rush a COVID-19 vaccine

Vaccines saved humanity from countless scourges, like measles and smallpox. Producing a safe, effective vaccine is painstaking, as the risk of harm is real.

March 31, 2020

A woman doctor puts a bandage on a patient after giving him a vaccine

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Coronavirus testing: How academic medical labs are stepping up to fill a void

As a CDC test failed, academic labs across the country developed their own. Some tests are live, while others await FDA approval.

March 12, 2020

A woman runs tests using a test tube in a lab

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Academic medicine on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak

As a new, deadly virus spreads, U.S. experts are mobilizing to decode the disease and protect patients. A leading virologist talks about breaking developments.