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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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The growing threat of ransomware attacks on hospitals

Cyberattacks on hospitals have spiked during the pandemic, threatening patient care and private data. Here's how teaching hospitals are fighting back.

July 20, 2021

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AAMC Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Hear Arguments in 340B Drug Pricing Cuts Case

The AAMC released a statement in response to the Supreme Courts decision to hear arguments in the 340B Drug Pricing Cuts Case.

July 2, 2021

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AAMC Statement on Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act

The AAMC issued a statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in California v. Texas, in which the court dismissed the case based on lack of standing.

June 17, 2021

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That’s enough: Supreme Court appears poised to resolve validity of ACA and ‘move on’

Learn, Serve, Lead panelists say comments by justices show a desire to end existential challenges, one way or another. Can they cite ‘judicial exhaustion’?

Nov. 19, 2020

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AAMC Statement on Department of Justice Lawsuit Challenging Yale University Admissions

The AAMC issued this statement on the Department of Justice lawsuit challenging Yale University’s undergraduate admissions process.

Oct. 9, 2020

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Interest in hospital-at-home programs explodes during COVID-19

To free up beds and protect vulnerable patients, hospitals are sending patients home with IVs, EKG devices, and other mainstays of acute care. Will it last?

Sept. 29, 2020

A provider with Atrium Health’s COVID-19 Virtual Hospital delivers oxygen, IV medications, and other services to a patient in their home. The program has helped more than 17,000 people.

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AAMC Statement on Supreme Court Decision on DACA

The AAMC issued this statement on the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision that the Administration did not provide adequate justification for terminating DACA.