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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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The Morehouse Pipeline: Reach One Each One

About 30 Atlanta junior and senior high school students participate in the Morehouse School of Medicine Reach One Each One (ROEO) program each year.

Sept. 27, 2016

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Graduate Medical Education: An Investment in Our Future

Strong residency training programs will improve patient care and research now and in the future.

Sept. 27, 2016

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Community Health Needs Assessments Address Local Health Priority

More hospitals are conducting community health needs assessment and using the results to engage their communities and prioritize public health issues.

Sept. 27, 2016

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Unlikely Partners: How Academic Medicine and Correctional Facilities Can Forge Progress Together

Those incarcerated or recently released from correctional institutions face a unique set of health issues.

Sept. 27, 2016

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Unconscious Bias in Academic Medicine: Overcoming the Prejudices We Don’t Know We Have

Leaders at medical schools and teaching hospitals are examining how unconscious bias affects academic medicine and looking at ways to mitigate the impact.

Sept. 27, 2016

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“What Do I Do?” Teaching Tomorrow's Doctors How to Navigate the Tough Ethical Questions Ahead

Physicians make decisions every day that have an ethical or moral component. How can we effectively train students and residents to do the right things?