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Female docs say the high pay outweighs the perks and perks

Although overall physician salaries are on the rise, the salary gap between male and female physicians remains firmly in place, according to the Medscape Female Physician Compensation Report 2022: Trying to Narrow the Gender Gap. This stark difference in women’s earning potential in medicine highlights the non-monetary forms of compensation available as part of employment …

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First-generation students face obstacles in medicine

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When Kazi Kalam, a sophomore at Georgetown University School of Medicine, says his childhood best friend didn’t make it past high school, he doesn’t mean he didn’t continue his education. His friend was murdered before he had the chance. Kalam work “I grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn in the early 90s,” says Kalam. “I …

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UK health officials warn parents to be vigilant after 6 child deaths linked to Strep A infections

‘Brain On Fire’ – Doctors Successfully Treat Child With Mystery Illness

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The child suffered from anti-NMDAR (N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor) encephalitis, a rare and difficult to diagnose brain dysfunction. Blood plasma exchanges helped a 5-year-old with a rare autoimmune disease recover. The prognosis for the sick child, who had not responded to conventional treatment, was grim. Nonetheless, a group of doctors at Rutgers University believed there might be …

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Here’s how to tell if your child is too sick to go to school | CNN

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CNN — A sniffle, sneeze or cough can set off alarm bells these days for families with young children. Vickie Leon, a mother of two, said her children, aged 4 and 2, could sometimes go a month or two without bringing anything home from daycare. Then there are times when it seems the family in …

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OPINION: The United States needs 5 times more child psychiatrists

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Psychiatrist Coline Stordeur talks to a young girl in her room in the pediatric unit at Robert Debré Hospital, in Paris, France, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Between falling test scores and rising rates of mental illness, American children are not doing well. COVID-19 is an easy villain, but signs of stress showed …

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13.1% of babies born in Alabama are premature, which means they were born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. This often leads to health risks that would otherwise be preventable.

Maternal and child health at risk in Alabama as health care deserts worsen

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Maternal and child health in Alabama again ranks among the worst in the United States, according to a new annual March of Dimes study. The nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health of mothers and babies in the United States released its 2022 report card this month, giving Alabama a failing grade for its rate …

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