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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

Pregnant woman in bed with a fan because of the heat wave

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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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‘6% is not enough.’

Just 6% of U.S. physicians are Latino, despite 19% of the U.S. population identifying as Latino. A coalition of physicians aims to change that.

Oct. 17, 2023

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Why I Stay in Medicine: Kam Lam, MD

A former pediatric hospitalist shares her story of saving a child’s life — and why moments like these validate her career choice.

Sept. 19, 2023

Kam Lam, MD, MPH, a breastfeeding medicine specialist at the Cleveland Clinic, poses with her son Brandon, 1, daughter Natalie, 3, and husband Jason, an orthopedic surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic, at Niagara Falls.

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How can medical schools boost racial diversity in the wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling?

The court’s rejection of considering race in college admissions leaves academic leaders worried, but hopeful about other diversity strategies.

July 27, 2023

A group of medical students in training gather around to look at a tablet screen while studying.

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The United States needs more Spanish-speaking physicians

With more than 40 million Spanish speakers in the United States, advocates say training more bilingual physicians could help improve care in Latino communities.

July 18, 2023

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AAMC Deeply Disappointed by SCOTUS Decision on Race-Conscious Admissions

The AAMC expressed its deep disappointment in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard and v the University of North Carolina

June 29, 2023

Exterior of Supreme Court of the United States on First Street in Washington DC, USA with statue by James Earle Fraser titled Authority of Law (1935)

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Medical students advocate for parental leave policies

Research suggests parents in medical school need clear parental leave policies.

April 27, 2023

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Why eliminating race-conscious admissions will hurt medical school students

The U.S. Supreme Court could erase years of progress in improving the diversity of the medical student population.

Jan. 17, 2023

This is a view from above of a group of medical students looking up and smiling for the camera. They are standing in a lecture hall with table behind them.

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What’s your specialty? New data show the choices of America’s doctors by gender, race, and age

More women are becoming doctors, doctors of different racial backgrounds prefer different specialties, and sports medicine keeps growing, according to AAMC data