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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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Why women leave medicine

Research shows that almost 40% of women physicians go part-time or leave medicine altogether within six years of completing their residencies. Here’s why.

  • Oct. 1, 2019
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Residents get a room of their own

Medical schools and teaching hospitals that are turning break rooms into wellness centers hope to ease the impact of long shifts and high stress.

  • Sept. 10, 2019
People in the residents' lounge at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
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It’s time to get serious about resident wellness

Institutions need systemic changes to protect the well-being of trainees, argues a researcher who has studied thousands of residents.

  • Aug. 9, 2019
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Navigating the hidden curriculum in medical school

From the clinic to the cafeteria, students pick up messages far beyond what they learn in official courses.

  • July 30, 2019
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What residents need to know about the Hahnemann University Hospital closure

Some residents could be released as early as July 26 to pursue training elsewhere, says AAMC Chief Health Care Officer Janis Orlowski, MD.

  • July 18, 2019
A health care worker exits Hahnemann University Hospital on July 9, 2019. (Christopher Evens/Alamy Stock Photo)
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What happens when a teaching hospital closes?

AAMCNews talked to Janis Orlowski, MD, AAMC chief health care officer, about what the closure of Hahnemann University Hospital means for medical professionals.

  • July 12, 2019
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Information About Hahnemann University Hospital Closure

Details about the Hahnemann University Hospital closure.

  • July 8, 2019
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First time for everything

Residents and medical students discuss their firsts.

  • May 31, 2019
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Shaking up residency program admissions

One surgical program managed to double its percent of underrepresented residents. It took three fundamental steps.

  • May 14, 2019
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What should you do when a patient refuses lifesaving treatment?

Arthur Derse, MD, JD, one of the country’s leading bioethicists, discusses today’s most complex ethical issues — and guiding principles for moving forward.

  • May 7, 2019