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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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AAMC Statement on House Committee Passage of Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2022

The AAMC released a statement in response to the House Committee passage of Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2022

  • July 15, 2021
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Should hospitals mandate COVID-19 vaccination?

More large health systems are requiring all staff to get vaccinated; others are opting for gentle persuasion. Here are the factors that drive those approaches.

  • June 15, 2021
An employee receives her second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.
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AAMC Statement on President’s FY 2022 Budget Proposal

The AAMC issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s full fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget request.

  • May 28, 2021
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AAMC Statement on Release of President’s Proposal for Topline FY 2022 Discretionary Funding

The AAMC issued the following statement on President Biden's request for fiscal year 2022 discretionary funding.

  • April 9, 2021
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AAMC Statement on President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, issued the following statement on the American Jobs Plan

  • April 1, 2021
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Is it ever okay to jump to the front of the vaccine line? An ethics expert weighs in

Renowned bioethicist Arthur Caplan, PhD, offers advice on how to make the COVID-19 vaccine rollout more equitable, ethical, and trustworthy.

  • March 23, 2021
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AAMC Statement on Nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as CMS Administrator

Statement on the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure for administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

  • Feb. 19, 2021
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AAMC Statement on Senate Confirmation of Denis McDonough as VA Secretary

David J. Skorton, MD, issued the following statement on the confirmation of Denis McDonough as the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  • Feb. 9, 2021
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The COVID-19 variants are spreading rapidly. Here’s what scientists know about them — and why you need a better mask

Experts weigh in on what scientists know and don’t know about the new, more contagious coronavirus variants.

  • Jan. 26, 2021
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AAMC Statement on President Biden’s Actions on Immigration

AAMC statement on President Biden's immigration proposals and executive orders.

  • Jan. 21, 2021