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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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Doing better for disadvantaged students

Learn Serve Lead 2019: The AAMC Annual Meeting speaker and sociologist Anthony Jack, PhD, studies the challenges that come with being disadvantaged.

  • July 30, 2019
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Navigating the hidden curriculum in medical school

From the clinic to the cafeteria, students pick up messages far beyond what they learn in official courses.

  • July 30, 2019
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New Initiative: Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM

Leading academic and professional societies have announced their launch of the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM.

  • Feb. 14, 2019
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Black and White: Are Racial Categories Too Narrow?

Current options for identifying race fail to provide an accurate picture of health data and disparities. More diverse voices can change that.

  • May 1, 2018
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“Brain on Fire” by Susannah Cahalan

Video: Reporter and award-winning author Susannah Cahalan shares her experience of spending a month in the hospital before being diagnosed with a rare illness.

  • June 13, 2017
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Twitter is Trending in Academic Medicine

Twitter offers a means for educators, clinicians, and researchers to communicate and stay connected with each other in real time.

  • Feb. 20, 2017
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Executive Communications: AMC Leaders Share Best Practices

A strategic communications plan helps leaders convey their values and vision, define their messages, draw on their strengths, and guide conversations.

  • Nov. 21, 2016
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A Success Not to Be Repeated

As the Zika epidemic ramps up without federal funding in place, it is critical that we understand the threat of emerging infectious diseases is here to stay.

  • Sept. 29, 2016