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More bugs are coming, spreading more disease. Are doctors ready to respond?

As the climate changes, vector-borne diseases like dengue, Zika, and Lyme are expanding into more areas. That challenges physicians to recognize the symptoms.

May 1, 2024

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Tenure is declining in U.S. medical schools. Could this threaten academic freedom?

As fewer medical faculty are awarded tenure, some suggest there must be new ways to protect those in academia from institutional and political retribution.

April 23, 2024

Three hospital workers in scrubs manuever a patient on a gurney through a hallway in a medical facility.

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Shootings, storms, epidemics: In an era of mass casualties, hospitals get better…

Increasing manmade and natural disasters require new thinking about the role of health care staff, effective triaging, community partnerships, and security.

April 17, 2024

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Racism in medicine and one doctor’s quest to combat it

Emergency physician and bestselling author Uché Blackstock, MD, recounts her journey from academic medicine to a career as a social justice entrepreneur.

April 11, 2024

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Breaking barriers: A timeline of women in medicine

From being deemed too weak to study medicine in the 19th century to now outnumbering male medical students, we look at U.S. women in medicine across decades.

March 5, 2024

Students at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, one of the first U.S. medical schools for women, observe an operation in 1945.

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Legal help as a prescription for health

Often, there's little doctors can do to tackle social factors like unhealthy housing. So medical-legal partnerships are putting lawyers on the care team.

Jan. 16, 2024

Attorney Rachel Barr meets with a family at the Child HeLP medical-legal partnership at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where patients often receive legal services right on site.

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New AAMC Data on Diversity in Medical School Enrollment in 2023

U.S. medical schools enrolled a more diverse first-year class in the 2023-24 academic year, with increases among some groups but declines in others.

Dec. 12, 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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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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To improve health, hospitals partner to provide housing

People without stable housing frequently rely on the emergency department, prompting more hospitals to invest in affordable housing.

April 20, 2023

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The doctor — and the financial coach – will see you now

Recognizing that poverty can drive poor health and even shorten lifespans, hospitals are offering a range of financial services, from tax prep to budgeting.

April 13, 2023

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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