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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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It’s tempting to say gun violence is about mental illness. The truth is much more complex.

Focusing on mental illness as the cause of mass shootings diverts attention from the larger problem of gun violence in the U.S., two experts argue.

  • Jan. 26, 2023
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Anthony Fauci, MD, on fighting misinformation, inspiring the next generation, and why we still need physician-scientists

As “America’s doctor” steps down from his public role, he reflects on the privilege of helping protect and preserve the health of the American people.

  • Dec. 22, 2022
Anthony Fauci, MD
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Telemedicine for opioid addiction saves lives. Let’s make sure it continues

During COVID-19, doctors have been allowed to provide medications for opioid addiction via telehealth. Now, we need those temporary rules made permanent.

  • Dec. 20, 2022
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Sicker patients serve as clarion call for doctors to take on climate change

Health care professionals must confront the climate crisis through patient care, medical education, changes in how hospitals function and public policy.

  • Nov. 14, 2022
Shaneeta Johnson, MD, MBA, Aaron Bernstein, MD, MPH, and Renee N. Salas, MD, MPH, discuss climate change and health during a plenary on November 14 at Learn Serve Lead 2022.
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Racial resentment hurts White people too, physician tells colleagues

Many White people have been convinced that health care reform takes their resources to benefit people of color, says sociologist Jonathan Metzl, MD, PhD.

  • Nov. 12, 2022
Jonathan Metzl, MD, PhD, author of Dying of Whiteness, takes questions from the audience at Learn Serve Lead 2022 on Nov. 12.
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Introducing the AAMC’s new chief public policy officer

Danielle Turnipseed, JD, MHSA, MPP, a former health policy advisor on Capitol Hill who has championed health equity and access to care, joins the AAMC.

  • Nov. 1, 2022
Danielle Turnipseed, JD, MHSA, MPP
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Male contraception in a post-Roe world

The end to the federal protection of the right to abortion has sparked increased interest in vasectomy and the quest for a “male pill.” What lies ahead?

  • Oct. 11, 2022
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Press Release
AAMC Statement on Senate Finance Committee’s "Enhancing the Mental Health Workforce" Discussion Draft

The AAMC issued a statement commending the Senate Finance Committee for bipartisan work to find solutions to the country’s mental and behavioral health crisis.

  • Sept. 22, 2022
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How sewage surveillance is helping spot disease outbreaks early

Widespread wastewater testing began during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, public health officials are expanding their efforts to look for other diseases.

  • Sept. 20, 2022
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Press Release
AAMC Comments to NRMP® on Two-Phase Main Residency Match Proposal

AAMC delivered the following testimony during an NRMP Board of Directors and leadership meeting on Sept. 16, 2022 on the two-phase main residency Match proposal

  • Sept. 19, 2022