580 Ebooks von Board on Health Sciences Policy
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: 2007 Amendments to the National Academies‘ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
In 2005, the National Academies released the report Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, which offered a common set of ethical standards for a field that, due to the absence of comprehe …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Understanding the Benefits and Risks of Pharmaceuticals
All pharmaceutical products have inherent risks, and their use involves trade-offs between their therapeutic benefits and their risks. However, the public has a limited understanding of the benefits …
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€21.24
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Addressing the Barriers to Pediatric Drug Development
Decades of research have demonstrated that children do not respond to medications in the same way as adults. Differences between children and adults in the overall response to medications are due to …
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€21.14
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Earth Materials and Health
A range of natural earth materials, like arsenic or fluoride, have long been linked to significant human health effects. Improved understanding of the pervasive and complex interactions between earth …
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€34.65
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Autism and the Environment
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) constitute a major public health problem, affecting one in every 150 children and their families. Unfortunately, there is little understanding of the causes of ASD, an …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Neuroscience Biomarkers and Biosignatures
Biomarkers, or biological markers, are quantitative measurements that offer researchers and clinicians valuable insight into diagnosis, treatment and prognosis for many disorders and diseases. A majo …
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€32.16
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Challenges for the FDA
As the principal agency regulating food, drugs, medical devices, and biological products used by Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) serves one of the most critical consumer protec …
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€31.58
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Emerging Safety Science
In recent years, the costs of new drug development have skyrocketed. The average cost of developing a new approved drug is now estimated to be $1.3 billion (Di Masi and Grabowski, 2007). At the same …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers During an Influenza Pandemic: Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic
During an influenza pandemic, healthcare workers will be on the front lines delivering care to patients and preventing further spread of the disease. As the nation prepares for pandemic influenza, mu …
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€45.11
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on State of the Science of Nuclear Medicine: Advancing Nuclear Medicine Through Innovation
Nearly 20 million nuclear medicine procedures are carried out each year in the United States alone to diagnose and treat cancers, cardiovascular disease, and certain neurological disorders. Many of t …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Venture Philanthropy Strategies to Support Translational Research
Many voluntary health organizations fund translational research. An increasing number of these organizations are looking at venture philanthropy as a critical way to advance their missions of helping …
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€28.36
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Diffusion and Use of Genomic Innovations in Health and Medicine
Until fairly recently, genetic information was used primarily in the diagnosis of relatively rare genetic diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and Huntingtons Disease, but a transformation in the use of …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Review the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program: Personal Protective Technology Program at NIOSH
Maintaining the health and safety of workers in the United States and globally is accomplished in part by reducing hazardous exposures through the use of personal protective equipment. Personal prote …
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€44.30
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Breakthrough Business Models
The process for developing new drug and biologic products is extraordinarily expensive and time-consuming. Although large pharmaceutical companies may be able to afford the cost of development becaus …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: From Molecules to Minds
Neuroscience has made phenomenal advances over the past 50 years and the pace of discovery continues to accelerate. On June 25, 2008, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous …
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€23.20
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Dispensing Medical Countermeasures for Public Health Emergencies
On March 3-4, 2008, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events hosted a workshop titled "Medical Countermeasures Dispensing." Th …
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€32.66
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: 2008 Amendments to the National Academies‘ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
In 2005, the National Academies released the report Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, which offered a common set of ethical standards for a field that, due to the absence of comprehe …
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€21.06
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Beyond the HIPAA Privacy Rule
In the realm of health care, privacy protections are needed to preserve patients‘ dignity and prevent possible harms. Ten years ago, to address these concerns as well as set guidelines for ethical he …
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€42.47
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Military Medical Ethics
Dual loyalties exist in many medical fields, from occupational health to public health. Military health professionals, as all health professionals, are ethically responsible for their patients‘ well- …
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€21.28
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Crisis Standards of Care
During a wide-reaching catastrophic public health emergency or disaster, existing surge capacity plans may not be sufficient to enable health care providers to continue to adhere to normal treatment …
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€39.99
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Medical Preparedness for a Terrorist Nuclear Event: Assessing Medical Preparedness to Respond to a Terrorist Nuclear Event
A nuclear attack on a large U.S. city by terroristseven with a low-yield improvised nuclear device (IND) of 10 kilotons or lesswould cause a large number of deaths and severe injuries. The large numb …
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€42.35
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on a Comprehensive Review of the HHS Office of Family Planning Title X Program: Review of the HHS Family Planning Program
A Review of the HHS Family Planning Program provides a broad evaluation of the Title X family planning program since its establishment in 1970. The program successfully provides family planning servi …
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€49.54
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Accelerating the Development of Biomarkers for Drug Safety
Biomarkers can be defined as indicators of any biologic state, and they are central to the future of medicine. As the cost of developing drugs has risen in recent years, reducing the number of new dr …
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€21.19
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice
Collaborations of physicians and researchers with industry can provide valuable benefits to society, particularly in the translation of basic scientific discoveries to new therapies and products. Rec …
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€54.58
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Innovations in Service Delivery in the Age of Genomics
New discoveries in genomicsthat is, the study of the entire human genomeare changing how we diagnose and treat diseases. As the trend shifts from genetic testing largely being undertaken for rare gen …
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€21.23
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Understanding the Biology of Sex and Gender Differences: Exploring the Biological Contributions to Human Health
It’s obvious why only men develop prostate cancer and why only women get ovarian cancer. But it is not obvious why women are more likely to recover language ability after a stroke than men or why wom …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: Unequal Treatment
Racial and ethnic disparities in health care are known to reflect access to care and other issues that arise from differing socioeconomic conditions. There is, however, increasing evidence that even …
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€128.00
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Clinical Research Involving Children: Ethical Conduct of Clinical Research Involving Children
In recent decades, advances in biomedical research have helped save orlengthen the lives of children around the world. With improved therapies, child and adolescent mortality rates have decreased sig …
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€70.60
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Sleep Medicine and Research: Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation
Clinical practice related to sleep problems and sleep disorders has been expanding rapidly in the last few years, but scientific research is not keeping pace. Sleep apnea, insomnia, and restless legs …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Review and Assessment of the NIH’s Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities: Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of He
In the United States, health among racial and ethnic minorities, as well as poor people, is significantly worse than the overall U.S. population. Health disparities are reflected by indices such as e …
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€61.86
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment
Over the past century, we have made great strides in reducing rates of disease and enhancing people's general health. Public health measures such as sanitation, improved hygiene, and vaccines; red …
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€57.64
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Disability in America: Future of Disability in America
The future of disability in America will depend on how well the U.S. prepares for and manages the demographic, fiscal, and technological developments that will unfold during the next two to three dec …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on State of the Science of Nuclear Medicine: Advancing Nuclear Medicine Through Innovation
Nearly 20 million nuclear medicine procedures are carried out each year in the United States alone to diagnose and treat cancers, cardiovascular disease, and certain neurological disorders. Many of t …
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Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology & Board on Health Sciences Policy: BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance
Following the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the anthrax letters, the ability to detect biological threats as quickly as possible became a top priority. In 2003 the Department of Homeland Security …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Systems for Research and Evaluation for Translating Genome-Based Discoveries for Health
With the advent of genome-wide association studies, numerous associations between specific gene loci and complex diseases have been identifiedfor breast cancer, coronary artery disease, and asthma, f …
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€27.40
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Beyond the HIPAA Privacy Rule
In the realm of health care, privacy protections are needed to preserve patients‘ dignity and prevent possible harms. Ten years ago, to address these concerns as well as set guidelines for ethical he …
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€45.04
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Accelerating the Development of Biomarkers for Drug Safety
Biomarkers can be defined as indicators of any biologic state, and they are central to the future of medicine. As the cost of developing drugs has risen in recent years, reducing the number of new dr …
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€30.81
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on a Comprehensive Review of the HHS Office of Family Planning Title X Program: Review of the HHS Family Planning Program
A Review of the HHS Family Planning Program provides a broad evaluation of the Title X family planning program since its establishment in 1970. The program successfully provides family planning servi …
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€70.42
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Opportunities to Address Clinical Research Workforce Diversity Needs for 2010: Opportunities to Address Clinical Research Workforce Diversity Needs for 2010
Based on a 2003 workshop, this study describes current public and private programs and recommends ways to recruit and retain more women and underrepresented minorities into clinical research, especia …
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€49.54
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Medical Preparedness for a Terrorist Nuclear Event: Assessing Medical Preparedness to Respond to a Terrorist Nuclear Event
A nuclear attack on a large U.S. city by terroristseven with a low-yield improvised nuclear device (IND) of 10 kilotons or lesswould cause a large number of deaths and severe injuries. The large numb …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Guidance for Establishing Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations: Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations
The influenza pandemic caused by the 2009 H1N1 virus underscores the immediate and critical need to prepare for a public health emergency in which thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of th …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice
Collaborations of physicians and researchers with industry can provide valuable benefits to society, particularly in the translation of basic scientific discoveries to new therapies and products. Rec …
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€56.32
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Guidance for Establishing Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations: Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations
The influenza pandemic caused by the 2009 H1N1 virus underscores the immediate and critical need to prepare for a public health emergency in which thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of th …
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€43.82
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Medical Surge Capacity
During natural disasters, disease pandemics, terrorist attacks, and other public health emergencies, the health system must be prepared to accommodate a surge in the number of individuals seeking med …
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€39.68
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Systems for Research and Evaluation for Translating Genome-Based Discoveries for Health
With the advent of genome-wide association studies, numerous associations between specific gene loci and complex diseases have been identifiedfor breast cancer, coronary artery disease, and asthma, f …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Health and Nutrition: Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa
Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, and most do not have the resources to obtain treatment. The Uganda National Academy of Sc …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: CNS Clinical Trials
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now requires that all clinical trials for drugs that affect the central nervous systemincluding psychiatric drugsare assessed for whether that drug might cause …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise
During public health emergencies such as pandemic influenza outbreaks or terrorist attacks, effective vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, and other medical countermeasures are essential to protecting natio …
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€43.22
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Crisis Standards of Care
During a wide-reaching catastrophic public health emergency or disaster, existing surge capacity plans may not be sufficient to enable health care providers to continue to adhere to normal treatment …
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€56.84
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Evaluation of Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints in Chronic Disease
Many people naturally assume that the claims made for foods and nutritional supplements have the same degree of scientific grounding as those for medication, but that is not always the case. The IOM …
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€46.28
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: Unequal Treatment
Racial and ethnic disparities in health care are known to reflect access to care and other issues that arise from differing socioeconomic conditions. There is, however, increasing evidence that even …
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€78.48
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Medical Surge Capacity
During natural disasters, disease pandemics, terrorist attacks, and other public health emergencies, the health system must be prepared to accommodate a surge in the number of individuals seeking med …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Transforming Clinical Research in the United States
An ideal health care system relies on efficiently generating timely, accurate evidence to deliver on its promise of diminishing the divide between clinical practice and research. There are growing in …
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€35.96
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Final Report of the National Academies‘ Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee and 2010 Amendments to the National Academies‘ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
In 2005, the National Academies released the book, Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, which offered a common set of ethical standards for a field that, due to the absence of comprehen …
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€21.19
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise
During public health emergencies such as pandemic influenza outbreaks or terrorist attacks, effective vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, and other medical countermeasures are essential to protecting natio …
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€61.76
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Evaluation of Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints in Chronic Disease
Many people naturally assume that the claims made for foods and nutritional supplements have the same degree of scientific grounding as those for medication, but that is not always the case. The IOM …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Value of Genetic and Genomic Technologies
Knowing one’s genetic disposition to a variety of diseases, including common chronic diseases, can benefit both the individual and society at large. The IOM’s Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based …
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€28.95
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Medical Countermeasures Dispensing
During public health emergencies such as terrorist attacks or influenza outbreaks, the public health system’s ability to save lives could depend on dispensing medical countermeasures such as antibiot …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Accelerating Rare Diseases Research and Orphan Product Development: Rare Diseases and Orphan Products
Rare diseases collectively affect millions of Americans of all ages, but developing drugs and medical devices to prevent, diagnose, and treat these conditions is challenging. The Institute of Medicin …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Final Report of the National Academies‘ Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee and 2010 Amendments to the National Academies‘ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
In 2005, the National Academies released the book, Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, which offered a common set of ethical standards for a field that, due to the absence of comprehen …
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€30.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Certification of Personal Protective Technologies: Certifying Personal Protective Technologies
When you purchase a product, you expect it to work. Construction workers on high-rise buildings need to be confident that their safety harnesses will arrest a fall. Firefighters need to know that the …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Building a National Framework for the Establishment of Regulatory Science for Drug Development
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tasked with ensuring the safety and effectiveness of medicine. FDA’s science base must be strong enough to make certain that regulatory decisions are based o …
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€21.19
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities in Using Residual Newborn Screening Samples for Translational Research
Newborn screening samples are used to test more than 4 million infants each year for life-threatening diseases that are treatable if found at birth. These specimens also represent a potentially inval …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccination Campaign
The 2009 H1N1 vaccination campaign was one of the largest public health campaigns in U.S. history, vaccinating one-quarter of the population in the first three months. The Institute of Medicine held …
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Academy of Science of South Africa & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Emerging Threat of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Southern Africa
Tuberculosis (TB) kills approximately 4, 500 people worldwide every day. While most cases of TB can be treated with antibiotics, some strains have developed drug resistance that makes their treatment …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Sex Differences and Implications for Translational Neuroscience Research
Biological differences between the sexes influence not only individual health but also public health, biomedical research, and health care. The Institute of Medicine held a workshop March 8-9, 2010, …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Establishing Precompetitive Collaborations to Stimulate Genomics-Driven Product Development
Despite the many basic research discoveries in genetics, relatively few gene-based treatments, drugs, or preventative measures have been developed. One way to bridge this gap may be for industry, aca …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Future Opportunities to Leverage the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
Nearly 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and 26.6 million people are affected worldwide. The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), a public-private partnership, …
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Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Today, scores of companies, primarily in the United States and Europe, are offering whole genome scanning services directly to the public. The proliferation of these companies and the services they o …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Personnel to Prevent Transmission of Pandemic Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Infections: Current Research Issues: Preventing Transmission of Pandemic Influe
In 2009, the H1N1 influenza pandemic brought to the forefront the many unknowns about the virulence, spread, and nature of the virus, as well as questions regarding personal protective equipment (PPE …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: New Profile of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Russia
An estimated 2 billion people, one third of the global population, are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. Spread through the air, this infectious diseas …
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Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Perspectives on Biomarker and Surrogate Endpoint Evaluation
In 2010 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended a framework for the evaluation of biomarkers in the chronic disease setting. Published in the book Evaluation of Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Transforming Clinical Research in the United States
An ideal health care system relies on efficiently generating timely, accurate evidence to deliver on its promise of diminishing the divide between clinical practice and research. There are growing in …
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€51.34
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Earth Materials and Health
A range of natural earth materials, like arsenic or fluoride, have long been linked to significant human health effects. Improved understanding of the pervasive and complex interactions between earth …
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€49.80
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Increasing Rates of Organ Donation: Organ Donation
Rates of organ donation lag far behind the increasing need. At the start of 2006, more than 90, 000 people were waiting to receive a solid organ (kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, heart, or intestine). …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Disability in America: A New Look: Workshop on Disability in America
Beginning in late 2004, the IOM began a project to take a new look at disability in America. It will review developments and progress since the publication of the 1991 and 1997 Institute reports. For …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Postmarket Surveillance of Pediatric Medical Devices: Safe Medical Devices for Children
Innovative medical devices have helped reduce the burden of illness and injury and improve the quality of life for countless children. Mechanical ventilators and other respiratory support devices res …
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€90.07
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Establishing a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Program: Cord Blood
With the potential for self-renewal and differentiation, the possibilities for stem cells are enormous. One specific type of stem cell, the hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC), which is derived from …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment
Houston is struggling with many of the environmental problems that most of the nation’s major metropolitan areas are struggling with – transportation, water and air pollution, flooding, and major dem …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Disasters Roundtable: Public Health Risks of Disasters
The National Research Council’s Disasters Roundtable and the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine were established as mechanisms for bringing va …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Review of NASA’s Bioastronautics Critical Path Roadmap: Preliminary Considerations Regarding NASA’s Bioastronautics Critical Path Roadmap
Extending the spatial and temporal boundaries of human space flight are important goals for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), yet human space flight remains an endeavor with s …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: From Source Water to Drinking Water
The Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine was established in 1988 as a mechanism for bringing the various stakeholders together to discuss enviro …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Environmental Health Indicators
This report is the summary of the fourth workshop of The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine. Environmental Indicators: Bridging the Chasm Between Public Health and th …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Alternative Funding Strategies for DOD’s Peer Reviewed Medical Research Programs: Strategies to Leverage Research Funding
Since 1992 the Department of Defense (DOD), through the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, has received congressionally earmarked appropriationsfor programs of biomedical research on pr …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee for Assessment of NIH Centers of Excellence Programs: NIH Extramural Center Programs
Grants for research centers located in universities, medical centers, and other nonprofitresearch institutions account for about 9 percent of the National Institutes of Health budget. Centers are pop …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on New Frontiers in Contraceptive Research: New Frontiers in Contraceptive Research
More than a quarter of pregnancies worldwide are unintended. Between 1995 and2000, nearly 700, 000 women died and many more experienced illness, injury, anddisability as a result of unintended pregna …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Longitudinal Study of Astronaut Health: Review of NASA’s Longitudinal Study of Astronaut Health
As part of its ongoing commitment to the nation’s space program, NASA’s medical leadership asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to review specific aspects of the scientific basis, policies, and proc …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Institutional and Policy-Level Strategies for Increasing the Diversity of the U.S. Health Care Workforce: In the Nation’s Compelling Interest
The United States is rapidly transforming into one of the most racially and ethnically diverse nations in the world. Groups commonly referred to as minoritiesincluding Asian Americans, Pacific Island …
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€70.61
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Assessing the Need for Clinical Trials of Testosterone Replacement Therapy: Testosterone and Aging
Popular culture often equates testosterone with virility, strength, and the machomale physique. Viewed by some as an "antiaging tonic, " testosterone’s reputationand increased use by men of …
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€55.21
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Role of Environmental Hazards in Premature Birth
Each year in the United States approximately 440, 000 babies are born premature. These infants are at greater risk of death, and are more likely to suffer lifelong medical complications than full-ter …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Ensuring Environmental Health in Postindustrial Cities
the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Environmental Health Science, Research, and Medicine held a regional workshop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 13, 2003. This workshop was a continued out …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Enhancing the Vitality of the National Institutes of Health
The report says that important organizational changes are needed at the National Institutes of Health to ensure the agency meets future challenges effectively. In particular, the report advises NIH t …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States
The purpose of this regional workshop in the Southeast was to broaden the environmental health perspective from its typical focus on environmental toxicology to a view that included the impact of the …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Cancer and the Environment
The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine wanted to address the link between environmental factors and the development of cancer in light of recent advances in genomics. …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments: Integrity in Scientific Research
"Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character."Albert Einstein Integrity in Scientific Research attempts to define and describe th …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Evaluation of the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program: Preparing for Terrorism
The Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) program of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provides funds to major U. S. cities to help them develop plans for coping with the …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families: When Children Die
The death of a child is a special sorrow. No matter the circumstances, a child’s death is a life-altering experience. Except for the child who dies suddenly and without forewarning, physicians, nurse …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Evaluation of the Metropolitan Medical Response Program: Tools for Evaluating the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‘ Metropolitan Medical Response (MMRS) program has evolved from an idea originally developed in the Washington, D.C., area in 1995. Using the combined …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Creating a Vision for Space Medicine During Travel Beyond Earth Orbit: Safe Passage
Safe Passage: Astronaut Care for Exploration Missions sets forth a vision for space medicine as it applies to deep space voyage. As space missions increase in duration from months to years and extend …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Assessing the System for Protecting Human Research Subjects: Preserving Public Trust
Amid increasing concern for patient safety and the shutdown of prominent research operations, the need to improve protections for individuals who volunteer to participate in research has become criti …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Strategies for Small-Number-Participant Clinical Research Trials: Small Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are used to elucidate the most appropriate preventive, diagnostic, or treatment options for individuals with a given medical condition. Perhaps the most essential feature of a clinica …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Assess Training Needs for Occupational Safety and Health Personnel in the United States: Safe Work in the 21st Century
Despite many advances, 20 American workers die each day as a result of occupational injuries. And occupational safety and health (OSH) is becoming even more complex as workers move away from the long …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities in Using Residual Newborn Screening Samples for Translational Research
Newborn screening samples are used to test more than 4 million infants each year for life-threatening diseases that are treatable if found at birth. These specimens also represent a potentially inval …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Preparedness and Response to a Rural Mass Casualty Incident
Problems contacting emergency services and delayed assistance are not unusual when incidents occur in rural areas, and the consequences can be devastating, particularly with mass casualty incidents. …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Venture Philanthropy Strategies to Support Translational Research
Many voluntary health organizations fund translational research. An increasing number of these organizations are looking at venture philanthropy as a critical way to advance their missions of helping …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Innovations in Service Delivery in the Age of Genomics
New discoveries in genomicsthat is, the study of the entire human genomeare changing how we diagnose and treat diseases. As the trend shifts from genetic testing largely being undertaken for rare gen …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers During an Influenza Pandemic: Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic
During an influenza pandemic, healthcare workers will be on the front lines delivering care to patients and preventing further spread of the disease. As the nation prepares for pandemic influenza, mu …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Review the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program: Personal Protective Technology Program at NIOSH
Maintaining the health and safety of workers in the United States and globally is accomplished in part by reducing hazardous exposures through the use of personal protective equipment. Personal prote …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Breakthrough Business Models
The process for developing new drug and biologic products is extraordinarily expensive and time-consuming. Although large pharmaceutical companies may be able to afford the cost of development becaus …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Emerging Safety Science
In recent years, the costs of new drug development have skyrocketed. The average cost of developing a new approved drug is now estimated to be $1.3 billion (Di Masi and Grabowski, 2007). At the same …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Dispensing Medical Countermeasures for Public Health Emergencies
On March 3-4, 2008, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events hosted a workshop titled "Medical Countermeasures Dispensing." Th …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Neuroscience Biomarkers and Biosignatures
Biomarkers, or biological markers, are quantitative measurements that offer researchers and clinicians valuable insight into diagnosis, treatment and prognosis for many disorders and diseases. A majo …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Diffusion and Use of Genomic Innovations in Health and Medicine
Until fairly recently, genetic information was used primarily in the diagnosis of relatively rare genetic diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and Huntingtons Disease, but a transformation in the use of …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: From Molecules to Minds
Neuroscience has made phenomenal advances over the past 50 years and the pace of discovery continues to accelerate. On June 25, 2008, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Military Medical Ethics
Dual loyalties exist in many medical fields, from occupational health to public health. Military health professionals, as all health professionals, are ethically responsible for their patients‘ well- …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Addressing the Barriers to Pediatric Drug Development
Decades of research have demonstrated that children do not respond to medications in the same way as adults. Differences between children and adults in the overall response to medications are due to …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Challenges for the FDA
As the principal agency regulating food, drugs, medical devices, and biological products used by Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) serves one of the most critical consumer protec …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee for the Assessment of the NIOSH Head-and-Face Anthropometric Survey of U.S. Respirator Users: Assessment of the NIOSH Head-and-Face Anthropometric Survey of U.S. Respirator Users
NIOSH and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) share responsibility for overseeing respiratory protection in the workplace and have established regulations for this purpose. Speci …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Assessing the Medical Risks of Human Oocyte Donation for Stem Cell Research
It is widely understood that stem cell treatments have the potential to revolutionize medicine. Because of this potential, in 2004 California voters approved Proposition 71 to set up a 10-year, $3 bi …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Understanding the Benefits and Risks of Pharmaceuticals
All pharmaceutical products have inherent risks, and their use involves trade-offs between their therapeutic benefits and their risks. However, the public has a limited understanding of the benefits …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Adverse Drug Event Reporting
Recent concerns about the unexpected adverse effects of marketed drugs, such as COX-2 (cyclooxygenase-2) inhibitors or specific statins, raise concerns not only about reporting these events during pr …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Review the NIOSH Hearing Loss Research Program: Hearing Loss Research at NIOSH
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (U.S. Congress, 1970). Today the agency is part of the Centers for …
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Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Risk Reduction Strategy for Human Exploration of Space
Extending the spatial and temporal boundaries of human space flight is an important goal for the nation and for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). However, human space flight r …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Clinical Trial Registries: Developing a National Registry of Pharmacologic and Biologic Clinical Trials
To improve public confidence in clinical research, a number of public and private groups have called for a publicly accessible, comprehensive, and transparent registry of relevant information on clin …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Development of Reusable Facemasks for Use During an Influenza Pandemic: Reusability of Facemasks During an Influenza Pandemic
Any strategy to cope with an influenza pandemic must be based on the knowledge and tools that are available at the time an epidemic may occur. In the near term, when we lack an adequate supply of vac …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Implications of Nanotechnology for Environmental Health Research
Nanotechnology is often described as an emerging technology – one that not only holds promise for society, but also is capable of revolutionizing our approaches to common problems. Nanotechnology is …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Clinical Research Roundtable: Role of Purchasers and Payers in the Clinical Research Enterprise
In a workshop organized by the Clinical Research roundtable, representatives from purchaser organizations (employers), payer organizations (health plans and insurance companies), and other stakeholde …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Innovation and Invention in Medical Devices
The objective of the workshop that is the subject of this summary report was to present the challenges and opportunities for medical devices as perceived by the key stakeholders in the field. The age …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Value of Genetic and Genomic Technologies
Knowing one’s genetic disposition to a variety of diseases, including common chronic diseases, can benefit both the individual and society at large. The IOM’s Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: 2008 Amendments to the National Academies‘ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
In 2005, the National Academies released the report Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, which offered a common set of ethical standards for a field that, due to the absence of comprehe …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Since 1998, the volume of research being conducted using human embryonic stem (h ES) cells has expanded primarily using private funds because of restrictions on the use of federal funds for such rese …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: 2007 Amendments to the National Academies‘ Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
In 2005, the National Academies released the report Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, which offered a common set of ethical standards for a field that, due to the absence of comprehe …
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Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Today, scores of companies, primarily in the United States and Europe, are offering whole genome scanning services directly to the public. The proliferation of these companies and the services they o …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Health and Nutrition: Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa
Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, and most do not have the resources to obtain treatment. The Uganda National Academy of Sc …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: CNS Clinical Trials
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now requires that all clinical trials for drugs that affect the central nervous systemincluding psychiatric drugsare assessed for whether that drug might cause …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Medical Countermeasures Dispensing
During public health emergencies such as terrorist attacks or influenza outbreaks, the public health system’s ability to save lives could depend on dispensing medical countermeasures such as antibiot …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccination Campaign
The 2009 H1N1 vaccination campaign was one of the largest public health campaigns in U.S. history, vaccinating one-quarter of the population in the first three months. The Institute of Medicine held …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Future Opportunities to Leverage the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
Nearly 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and 26.6 million people are affected worldwide. The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), a public-private partnership, …
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Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Perspectives on Biomarker and Surrogate Endpoint Evaluation
In 2010 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended a framework for the evaluation of biomarkers in the chronic disease setting. Published in the book Evaluation of Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints …
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Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology & Board on Health Sciences Policy: BioWatch and Public Health Surveillance
Following the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the anthrax letters, the ability to detect biological threats as quickly as possible became a top priority. In 2003 the Department of Homeland Security …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Sex Differences and Implications for Translational Neuroscience Research
Biological differences between the sexes influence not only individual health but also public health, biomedical research, and health care. The Institute of Medicine held a workshop March 8-9, 2010, …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Building a National Framework for the Establishment of Regulatory Science for Drug Development
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tasked with ensuring the safety and effectiveness of medicine. FDA’s science base must be strong enough to make certain that regulatory decisions are based o …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Establishing Precompetitive Collaborations to Stimulate Genomics-Driven Product Development
Despite the many basic research discoveries in genetics, relatively few gene-based treatments, drugs, or preventative measures have been developed. One way to bridge this gap may be for industry, aca …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Accelerating Rare Diseases Research and Orphan Product Development: Rare Diseases and Orphan Products
Rare diseases collectively affect millions of Americans of all ages, but developing drugs and medical devices to prevent, diagnose, and treat these conditions is challenging. The Institute of Medicin …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Certification of Personal Protective Technologies: Certifying Personal Protective Technologies
When you purchase a product, you expect it to work. Construction workers on high-rise buildings need to be confident that their safety harnesses will arrest a fall. Firefighters need to know that the …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Generating Evidence for Genomic Diagnostic Test Development
Ten years after the sequencing of the human genome, scientists have developed genetic tests that can predict a person’s response to certain drugs, estimate the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Generating Evidence for Genomic Diagnostic Test Development
Ten years after the sequencing of the human genome, scientists have developed genetic tests that can predict a person’s response to certain drugs, estimate the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, …
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Academy of Science of South Africa & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Emerging Threat of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Southern Africa
Tuberculosis (TB) kills approximately 4, 500 people worldwide every day. While most cases of TB can be treated with antibiotics, some strains have developed drug resistance that makes their treatment …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Glutamate-Related Biomarkers in Drug Development for Disorders of the Nervous System
Glutamate is the most pervasive neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS). Despite this fact, no validated biological markers, or biomarkers, currently exist for measuring glutamate pathol …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Glutamate-Related Biomarkers in Drug Development for Disorders of the Nervous System
Glutamate is the most pervasive neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS). Despite this fact, no validated biological markers, or biomarkers, currently exist for measuring glutamate pathol …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Preparedness and Response to a Rural Mass Casualty Incident
Problems contacting emergency services and delayed assistance are not unusual when incidents occur in rural areas, and the consequences can be devastating, particularly with mass casualty incidents. …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Personnel to Prevent Transmission of Pandemic Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Infections: Current Research Issues: Preventing Transmission of Pandemic Influe
In 2009, the H1N1 influenza pandemic brought to the forefront the many unknowns about the virulence, spread, and nature of the virus, as well as questions regarding personal protective equipment (PPE …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Relieving Pain in America
Chronic pain costs the nation up to $635 billion each year in medical treatment and lost productivity. The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act required the Department of Health and Human …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Relieving Pain in America
Chronic pain costs the nation up to $635 billion each year in medical treatment and lost productivity. The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act required the Department of Health and Human …
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€64.15
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Advancing Regulatory Science for Medical Countermeasure Development
Whether or not the United States has safe and effective medical countermeasuressuch as vaccines, drugs, and diagnostic toolsavailable for use during a disaster can mean the difference between life an …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Advancing Regulatory Science for Medical Countermeasure Development
Whether or not the United States has safe and effective medical countermeasuressuch as vaccines, drugs, and diagnostic toolsavailable for use during a disaster can mean the difference between life an …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Respiratory Protection Curriculum for Occupational Health Nursing Programs: Occupational Health Nurses and Respiratory Protection
Occupational health nurses (OHNs) are front-line advocates for preventing illness and injury and protecting health in a variety of workplace settings, including the areas of agriculture, construction …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Respiratory Protection Curriculum for Occupational Health Nursing Programs: Occupational Health Nurses and Respiratory Protection
Occupational health nurses (OHNs) are front-line advocates for preventing illness and injury and protecting health in a variety of workplace settings, including the areas of agriculture, construction …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Occupational Information and Electronic Health Records: Incorporating Occupational Information in Electronic Health Records
Each year in the United States, more than 4, 000 occupational fatalities and more than 3 million occupational injuries occur along with more than 160, 000 cases of occupational illnesses. Incorporati …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Occupational Information and Electronic Health Records: Incorporating Occupational Information in Electronic Health Records
Each year in the United States, more than 4, 000 occupational fatalities and more than 3 million occupational injuries occur along with more than 160, 000 cases of occupational illnesses. Incorporati …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Prepositioned Medical Countermeasures for the Public: Prepositioning Antibiotics for Anthrax
If terrorists released Bacillus anthracis over a large city, hundreds of thousands of people could be at risk of the deadly disease anthrax-caused by the B. anthracis spores-unless they had rapid acc …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Public Engagement and Clinical Trials
Clinical trials provide essential information needed to turn basic medical research findings into patient treatments. New treatments must be studied in large numbers of humans to find out whether the …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Public Engagement and Clinical Trials
Clinical trials provide essential information needed to turn basic medical research findings into patient treatments. New treatments must be studied in large numbers of humans to find out whether the …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Facing the Reality of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in India
An estimated 8.8 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2010 and 1.4 million died from the disease. Although antibiotics to treat TB were developed in the 1950s and are effective against a …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Facing the Reality of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in India
An estimated 8.8 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2010 and 1.4 million died from the disease. Although antibiotics to treat TB were developed in the 1950s and are effective against a …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Integrating Large-Scale Genomic Information into Clinical Practice
The initial sequencing of the human genome, carried out by an international group of experts, took 13 years and $2.7 billion to complete. In the decade since that achievement, sequencing technology h …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Integrating Large-Scale Genomic Information into Clinical Practice
The initial sequencing of the human genome, carried out by an international group of experts, took 13 years and $2.7 billion to complete. In the decade since that achievement, sequencing technology h …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research
For many years, experiments using chimpanzees have been instrumental in advancing scientific knowledge and have led to new medicines to prevent life-threatening and debilitating diseases. However, re …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research
For many years, experiments using chimpanzees have been instrumental in advancing scientific knowledge and have led to new medicines to prevent life-threatening and debilitating diseases. However, re …
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Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Breast Cancer and the Environment
Breast cancer remains the most common invasive cancer among women. The primary patients of breast cancer are adult women who are approaching or have reached menopause; 90 percent of new cases in U.S. …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Barriers to Integrating Crisis Standards of Care Principles into International Disaster Response Plans
When a nation or region prepares for public health emergencies such as a pandemic influenza, a large-scale earthquake, or any major disaster scenario in which the health system may be destroyed or st …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Barriers to Integrating Crisis Standards of Care Principles into International Disaster Response Plans
When a nation or region prepares for public health emergencies such as a pandemic influenza, a large-scale earthquake, or any major disaster scenario in which the health system may be destroyed or st …
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€28.22
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Strengthening a Workforce for Innovative Regulatory Science in Therapeutics Development
The development and application of regulatory science – which FDA has defined as the science of developing new tools, standards, and approaches to assess the safety, efficacy, quality, and performanc …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Strengthening a Workforce for Innovative Regulatory Science in Therapeutics Development
The development and application of regulatory science – which FDA has defined as the science of developing new tools, standards, and approaches to assess the safety, efficacy, quality, and performanc …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Information Sharing and Collaboration
After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and subsequent anthrax mailings, the U.S. government prioritized a biosurveillance strategy aimed at detecting, monitoring, and characterizing national …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Information Sharing and Collaboration
After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and subsequent anthrax mailings, the U.S. government prioritized a biosurveillance strategy aimed at detecting, monitoring, and characterizing national …
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Board on Global Health & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Ensuring Safe Foods and Medical Products Through Stronger Regulatory Systems Abroad
A very high portion of the seafood we eat comes from abroad, mainly from China and Southeast Asia, and most of the active ingredients in medicines we take originate in other countries. Many low- and …
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Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Evolution of Translational Omics
Technologies collectively called omics enable simultaneous measurement of an enormous number of biomolecules; for example, genomics investigates thousands of DNA sequences, and proteomics examines la …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: New Profile of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Russia
An estimated 2 billion people, one third of the global population, are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. Spread through the air, this infectious diseas …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Pediatric Studies Conducted Under the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) and the Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA): Safe and Effective Medicines for Children
The Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) and the Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA) were designed to encourage more pediatric studies of drugs used for children. The FDA asked the IOM to re …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous Systems Disorders: Alzheimer’s Diagnostic Guideline Validation
Scientific advances during the last decade now indicate that Alzheimer’s disease is a continuous, progressive cognitive disease, most likely beginning many years before dementia is apparent. To discu …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous Systems Disorders: Alzheimer’s Diagnostic Guideline Validation
Scientific advances during the last decade now indicate that Alzheimer’s disease is a continuous, progressive cognitive disease, most likely beginning many years before dementia is apparent. To discu …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division on Earth and Life Studies: International Animal Research Regulations
Animals are widely used in neuroscience research to explore biological mechanisms of nervous system function, to identify the genetic basis of disease states, and to provide models of human disorders …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division on Earth and Life Studies: International Animal Research Regulations
Animals are widely used in neuroscience research to explore biological mechanisms of nervous system function, to identify the genetic basis of disease states, and to provide models of human disorders …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Envisioning a Transformed Clinical Trials Enterprise in the United States
There is growing recognition that the United States‘ clinical trials enterprise (CTE) faces great challenges. There is a gap between what is desired – where medical care is provided solely based on h …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Envisioning a Transformed Clinical Trials Enterprise in the United States
There is growing recognition that the United States‘ clinical trials enterprise (CTE) faces great challenges. There is a gap between what is desired – where medical care is provided solely based on h …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Guidance for Establishing Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations: Crisis Standards of Care
Catastrophic disasters occurring in 2011 in the United States and worldwidefrom the tornado in Joplin, Missouri, to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, to the earthquake in New Zealandhave demonstra …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Genome-Based Diagnostics
The sequencing of the human genome and the identification of associations between specific genetic variants and diseases have led to an explosion of genomic-based diagnostic tests. These tests have t …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Genome-Based Diagnostics
The sequencing of the human genome and the identification of associations between specific genetic variants and diseases have led to an explosion of genomic-based diagnostic tests. These tests have t …
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€37.11
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Public Health Dimensions of the Epilepsies: Epilepsy Across the Spectrum
Although epilepsy is one of the nation’s most common neurological disorders, public understanding of it is limited. Many people do not know the causes of epilepsy or what they should do if they see s …
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€3.82
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Building a Resilient Workforce
Every job can lead to stress. How people cope with that stress can be influenced by many factors. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employs a diverse staff that includes emergency responders, …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Building a Resilient Workforce
Every job can lead to stress. How people cope with that stress can be influenced by many factors. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employs a diverse staff that includes emergency responders, …
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€50.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Public Engagement on Facilitating Access to Antiviral Medications and Information in an Influenza Pandemic
Influenza pandemics overwhelm health care systems with thousands or hundreds of thousands of sick patients, as well as those worried they may be sick. In order to ensure a successful response to the …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Public Engagement on Facilitating Access to Antiviral Medications and Information in an Influenza Pandemic
Influenza pandemics overwhelm health care systems with thousands or hundreds of thousands of sick patients, as well as those worried they may be sick. In order to ensure a successful response to the …
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€30.87
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Genome-Based Therapeutics
The number of new drug approvals has remained reasonably steady for the past 50 years at around 20 to 30 per year, while at the same time the total spending on health-related research and development …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Genome-Based Therapeutics
The number of new drug approvals has remained reasonably steady for the past 50 years at around 20 to 30 per year, while at the same time the total spending on health-related research and development …
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€37.23
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Review of NASA Human Research Program’s Scientific Merit Assessment Processes: Review of NASA Human Research Program’s Scientific Merit Assessment Processes
At the request of NASA, an IOM committee reviewed NASA Human Research Program’s (HRP’s) Scientific Merit Assessment Processes for directed research. Directed research is commissioned or noncompetitiv …
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€3.83
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Review of NASA Human Research Program’s Scientific Merit Assessment Processes: Review of NASA Human Research Program’s Scientific Merit Assessment Processes
At the request of NASA, an IOM committee reviewed NASA Human Research Program’s (HRP’s) Scientific Merit Assessment Processes for directed research. Directed research is commissioned or noncompetitiv …
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€33.41
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Post-Incident Recovery Considerations of the Health Care Service Delivery Infrastructure
Health systems and assets are a large part of the critical infrastructure of any community and are vital not only for the safety and well-being of its citizens, but also for the economic vitality, qu …
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€3.85
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Post-Incident Recovery Considerations of the Health Care Service Delivery Infrastructure
Health systems and assets are a large part of the critical infrastructure of any community and are vital not only for the safety and well-being of its citizens, but also for the economic vitality, qu …
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€26.95
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Accelerating the Development of New Drugs and Diagnostics
Advances in technologies and knowledge are creating new avenues for research and opportunities for the discovery and clinical development of innovative therapies and diagnostics. However, despite the …
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€3.86
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Accelerating the Development of New Drugs and Diagnostics
Advances in technologies and knowledge are creating new avenues for research and opportunities for the discovery and clinical development of innovative therapies and diagnostics. However, despite the …
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€41.07
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on a Review of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine: California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) was created in 2005 by The California Stem Cell Research and Cures Act (Proposition 71) to distribute $3 billion in state funds for stem cell …
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€3.82
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on a Review of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine: California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) was created in 2005 by The California Stem Cell Research and Cures Act (Proposition 71) to distribute $3 billion in state funds for stem cell …
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€47.24
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Developing and Strengthening the Global Supply Chain for Second-Line Drugs for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
To effectively treat patients diagnosed with drug-resistant (DR) tuberculosis (TB) and protect the population from further transmission of this infectious disease, an uninterrupted supply of quality- …
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€3.83
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Developing and Strengthening the Global Supply Chain for Second-Line Drugs for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
To effectively treat patients diagnosed with drug-resistant (DR) tuberculosis (TB) and protect the population from further transmission of this infectious disease, an uninterrupted supply of quality- …
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€46.32
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Improving the Utility and Translation of Animal Models for Nervous System Disorders
Nervous system diseases and disorders are highly prevalent and substantially contribute to the overall disease burden. Despite significant information provided by the use of animal models in the unde …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Improving the Utility and Translation of Animal Models for Nervous System Disorders
Nervous system diseases and disorders are highly prevalent and substantially contribute to the overall disease burden. Despite significant information provided by the use of animal models in the unde …
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€40.95
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Sharing Clinical Research Data
Pharmaceutical companies, academic researchers, and government agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health all possess large quantities of clinical researc …
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€3.82
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Sharing Clinical Research Data
Pharmaceutical companies, academic researchers, and government agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health all possess large quantities of clinical researc …
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€43.32
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Center for Medical Technology Policy: Genome-Based Diagnostics
Genome-Based Diagnostics: Demonstrating Clinical Utility in Oncology is the summary of a workshop convened in May 2012 by the Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health and the Cente …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Center for Medical Technology Policy: Genome-Based Diagnostics
Genome-Based Diagnostics: Demonstrating Clinical Utility in Oncology is the summary of a workshop convened in May 2012 by the Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health and the Cente …
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€39.88
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Economics of Genomic Medicine
The sequencing of the human genome and the identification of links between specific genetic variants and diseases have led to tremendous excitement over the potential of genomics to direct patient tr …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Economics of Genomic Medicine
The sequencing of the human genome and the identification of links between specific genetic variants and diseases have led to tremendous excitement over the potential of genomics to direct patient tr …
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€43.11
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Review the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences: CTSA Program at NIH
In 2006 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) established the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program, recognizing the need for a new impetus to encourage clinical and translationa …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Review the Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences: CTSA Program at NIH
In 2006 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) established the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program, recognizing the need for a new impetus to encourage clinical and translationa …
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€45.75
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: International Regulatory Harmonization Amid Globalization of Drug Development
The past several decades have been a time of rapid globalization in the development, manufacture, marketing, and distribution of medical products and technologies. Increasingly, research on the safet …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: International Regulatory Harmonization Amid Globalization of Drug Development
The past several decades have been a time of rapid globalization in the development, manufacture, marketing, and distribution of medical products and technologies. Increasingly, research on the safet …
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€42.22
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) have had prominent roles in discussions of aging, disability, and technology for decades. In 1978, Aging and Medical Education …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) have had prominent roles in discussions of aging, disability, and technology for decades. In 1978, Aging and Medical Education …
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€37.31
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Crisis Standards of Care: A Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers: Crisis Standards of Care
Disasters and public health emergencies can stress health care systems to the breaking point and disrupt delivery of vital medical services. During such crises, hospitals and long-term care facilitie …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Crisis Standards of Care: A Toolkit for Indicators and Triggers: Crisis Standards of Care
Disasters and public health emergencies can stress health care systems to the breaking point and disrupt delivery of vital medical services. During such crises, hospitals and long-term care facilitie …
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€51.03
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Neurodegeneration
Neurodegeneration: Exploring Commonalities Across Diseases is the summary of a workshop hosted by the Institute of Medicine/’s (IOM/’s) Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders in Spring 20 …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Neurodegeneration
Neurodegeneration: Exploring Commonalities Across Diseases is the summary of a workshop hosted by the Institute of Medicine/’s (IOM/’s) Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders in Spring 20 …
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€46.31
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Global Crisis of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis and Leadership of China and the BRICS
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin, the two most effective first-line anti-TB drugs, originally developed and introduced in the 1950 and …
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€3.79
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Global Crisis of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis and Leadership of China and the BRICS
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin, the two most effective first-line anti-TB drugs, originally developed and introduced in the 1950 and …
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€49.92
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Nationwide Response Issues After an Improvised Nuclear Device Attack
Our nation faces the distinct possibility of a catastrophic terrorist attack using an improvised nuclear device (IND), according to international and U.S. intelligence. Detonation of an IND in a majo …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Nationwide Response Issues After an Improvised Nuclear Device Attack
Our nation faces the distinct possibility of a catastrophic terrorist attack using an improvised nuclear device (IND), according to international and U.S. intelligence. Detonation of an IND in a majo …
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€60.49
African Science Academy Development Initiative & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Strengthening Human Resources Through Development of Candidate Core Competencies for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa
One of the largest treatment gaps for mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders in the world can be seen in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a …
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€3.83
African Science Academy Development Initiative & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Strengthening Human Resources Through Development of Candidate Core Competencies for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa
One of the largest treatment gaps for mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders in the world can be seen in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a …
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€43.65
Board on Global Health & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Improving Access to Essential Medicines for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa
In 2011 the Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health initiative identified priorities that have the potential to make a significant impact on the lives of people with mental, neurological, and substa …
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€3.84
Board on Global Health & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Improving Access to Essential Medicines for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa
In 2011 the Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health initiative identified priorities that have the potential to make a significant impact on the lives of people with mental, neurological, and substa …
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€46.21
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Engaging the Public in Critical Disaster Planning and Decision Making
Engaging the Public in Critical Disaster Planning and Decision Making is the summary of a workshop held in March 2013 to discuss the key principles of public engagement during the development of disa …
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€3.79
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Engaging the Public in Critical Disaster Planning and Decision Making
Engaging the Public in Critical Disaster Planning and Decision Making is the summary of a workshop held in March 2013 to discuss the key principles of public engagement during the development of disa …
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€38.23
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Large Simple Trials and Knowledge Generation in a Learning Health System
Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are often referred to as the "gold standard" of clinical research. However, in its current state, the U.S. clinical trials enterprise faces substantial cha …
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€3.81
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Large Simple Trials and Knowledge Generation in a Learning Health System
Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are often referred to as the "gold standard" of clinical research. However, in its current state, the U.S. clinical trials enterprise faces substantial cha …
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€39.65
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Department of Homeland Security Workforce Resilience: Ready and Resilient Workforce for the Department of Homeland Security
The responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) range from preventing foreign and domestic terrorist attacks; securing the nation’s borders; safeguarding transportation systems; res …
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€3.83
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Department of Homeland Security Workforce Resilience: Ready and Resilient Workforce for the Department of Homeland Security
The responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) range from preventing foreign and domestic terrorist attacks; securing the nation’s borders; safeguarding transportation systems; res …
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€61.77
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Improving and Accelerating Therapeutic Development for Nervous System Disorders
Improving and Accelerating Therapeutic Development for Nervous System Disorders is the summary of a workshop convened by the IOM Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders to examine opportun …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Improving and Accelerating Therapeutic Development for Nervous System Disorders
Improving and Accelerating Therapeutic Development for Nervous System Disorders is the summary of a workshop convened by the IOM Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders to examine opportun …
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€45.97
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Technologies to Enable Autonomous Detection for BioWatch
The Bio Watch program, funded and overseen by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has three main elementssampling, analysis, and responseeach coordinated by different agencies. The Environment …
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€3.83
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Technologies to Enable Autonomous Detection for BioWatch
The Bio Watch program, funded and overseen by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has three main elementssampling, analysis, and responseeach coordinated by different agencies. The Environment …
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€70.76
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Financing Long-Term Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults
Financing Long-Term Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults is the summary of a workshop convened in June 2013 by the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence of …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Financing Long-Term Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults
Financing Long-Term Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults is the summary of a workshop convened in June 2013 by the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence of …
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€40.04
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Genomic Science Translation
The process for translating basic science discoveries into clinical applications has historically involved a linear and lengthy progression from initial discovery to preclinical testing, regulatory e …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Genomic Science Translation
The process for translating basic science discoveries into clinical applications has historically involved a linear and lengthy progression from initial discovery to preclinical testing, regulatory e …
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€38.43
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families
Preparedness, Response and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families is the summary of a workshop convened in June, 2013 by the Institute of Medicine Forum on Medical and Public Health Prepar …
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€3.83
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families
Preparedness, Response and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families is the summary of a workshop convened in June, 2013 by the Institute of Medicine Forum on Medical and Public Health Prepar …
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€48.90
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Department of Homeland Security Occupational Health and Operational Medicine Infrastructure: Advancing Workforce Health at the Department of Homeland Security
The more than 200, 000 men and women that make up the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) workforce have been entrusted with the ultimate responsibility – ensuring that the homeland is safe, secure …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Department of Homeland Security Occupational Health and Operational Medicine Infrastructure: Advancing Workforce Health at the Department of Homeland Security
The more than 200, 000 men and women that make up the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) workforce have been entrusted with the ultimate responsibility – ensuring that the homeland is safe, secure …
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€70.78
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Review NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks
Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: 2013 Letter Report is the first in a series of five reports from the Institute of Medicine that will independently review more than 30 evidenc …
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€3.83
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Review NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks
Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: 2013 Letter Report is the first in a series of five reports from the Institute of Medicine that will independently review more than 30 evidenc …
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€35.94
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Ethics Principles and Guidelines for Health Standards for Long Duration and Exploration Spaceflights: Health Standards for Long Duration and Exploration Spaceflight
Since its inception, the U.S. human spaceflight program has grown from launching a single man into orbit to an ongoing space presence involving numerous crewmembers. As the U.S. space program evolves …
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€3.83
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Ethics Principles and Guidelines for Health Standards for Long Duration and Exploration Spaceflights: Health Standards for Long Duration and Exploration Spaceflight
Since its inception, the U.S. human spaceflight program has grown from launching a single man into orbit to an ongoing space presence involving numerous crewmembers. As the U.S. space program evolves …
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€47.59
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Independent Review and Assessment of the Activities of the NIH Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee: Oversight and Review of Clinical Gene Transfer Protocols
Gene transfer research is a rapidly advancing field that involves the introduction of a genetic sequence into a human subject for research or diagnostic purposes. Clinical gene transfer trials are su …
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€3.85
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Independent Review and Assessment of the Activities of the NIH Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee: Oversight and Review of Clinical Gene Transfer Protocols
Gene transfer research is a rapidly advancing field that involves the introduction of a genetic sequence into a human subject for research or diagnostic purposes. Clinical gene transfer trials are su …
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€46.31
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Food and Nutrition Board: Caffeine in Food and Dietary Supplements
Caffeine in Food and Dietary Supplements is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine in August 2013 to review the available science on safe levels of caffeine consumption in fo …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Food and Nutrition Board: Caffeine in Food and Dietary Supplements
Caffeine in Food and Dietary Supplements is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine in August 2013 to review the available science on safe levels of caffeine consumption in fo …
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€56.62
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Strategies for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data: Discussion Framework for Clinical Trial Data Sharing
Sharing data generated through the conduct of clinical trials offers the promise of placing evidence about the safety and efficacy of therapies and clinical interventions on a firmer basis and enhanc …
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€3.85
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Strategies for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data: Discussion Framework for Clinical Trial Data Sharing
Sharing data generated through the conduct of clinical trials offers the promise of placing evidence about the safety and efficacy of therapies and clinical interventions on a firmer basis and enhanc …
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€41.17
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Refining Processes for the Co-Development of Genome-Based Therapeutics and Companion Diagnostic Tests
Many drug developers have examined new strategies for creating efficiencies in their development processes, including the adoption of genomics-based approaches. Genomic data can identify new drug tar …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Refining Processes for the Co-Development of Genome-Based Therapeutics and Companion Diagnostic Tests
Many drug developers have examined new strategies for creating efficiencies in their development processes, including the adoption of genomics-based approaches. Genomic data can identify new drug tar …
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€35.68
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Conflict of Interest and Medical Innovation
Scientific advances such as the sequencing of the human genome have created great promise for improving human health by providing a greater understanding of disease biology and enabling the developme …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Conflict of Interest and Medical Innovation
Scientific advances such as the sequencing of the human genome have created great promise for improving human health by providing a greater understanding of disease biology and enabling the developme …
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€40.65
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Drug Repurposing and Repositioning
Drug development can be time-consuming and expensive. Recent estimates suggest that, on average, it takes 10 years and at least $1 billion to bring a drug to market. Given the time and expense of dev …
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€3.83
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Drug Repurposing and Repositioning
Drug development can be time-consuming and expensive. Recent estimates suggest that, on average, it takes 10 years and at least $1 billion to bring a drug to market. Given the time and expense of dev …
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€39.30
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging
Being able to communicate is a cornerstone of healthy aging. People need to make themselves understood and to understand others to remain cognitively and socially engaged with families, friends, and …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging
Being able to communicate is a cornerstone of healthy aging. People need to make themselves understood and to understand others to remain cognitively and socially engaged with families, friends, and …
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€41.15
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Stem Cell Therapies
Stem cells offer tremendous promise for advancing health and medicine. Whether being used to replace damaged cells and organs or else by supporting the body’s intrinsic repair mechanisms, stem cells …
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€3.80
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Stem Cell Therapies
Stem cells offer tremendous promise for advancing health and medicine. Whether being used to replace damaged cells and organs or else by supporting the body’s intrinsic repair mechanisms, stem cells …
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€41.27
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Preparedness Resources and Programs
Many of the elements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect in 2014, and with the establishment of many new rules and regulations, there will continue to be significant changes to the Unit …
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Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Impacts of the Affordable Care Act on Preparedness Resources and Programs
Many of the elements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect in 2014, and with the establishment of many new rules and regulations, there will continue to be significant changes to the Unit …
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€52.48
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Assessing Genomic Sequencing Information for Health Care Decision Making
Rapid advances in technology have lowered the cost of sequencing an individual’s genome from the several billion dollars that it cost a decade ago to just a few thousand dollars today and have corres …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Assessing Genomic Sequencing Information for Health Care Decision Making
Rapid advances in technology have lowered the cost of sequencing an individual’s genome from the several billion dollars that it cost a decade ago to just a few thousand dollars today and have corres …
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€46.12
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Characterizing and Communicating Uncertainty in the Assessment of Benefits and Risks of Pharmaceutical Products
Despite the extensive body of evidence that informs regulatory decisions on pharmaceutical products, significant uncertainties persist, including the underlying variability in human biology, factors …
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€3.80
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Characterizing and Communicating Uncertainty in the Assessment of Benefits and Risks of Pharmaceutical Products
Despite the extensive body of evidence that informs regulatory decisions on pharmaceutical products, significant uncertainties persist, including the underlying variability in human biology, factors …
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€48.77
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Promising and Best Practices in Total Worker Health
Combined with the more traditional employer occupational safety and health protection activities are newer employment-based programs to promote better health through helping workers quit smoking, los …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Promising and Best Practices in Total Worker Health
Combined with the more traditional employer occupational safety and health protection activities are newer employment-based programs to promote better health through helping workers quit smoking, los …
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€39.69
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Enabling Rapid and Sustainable Public Health Research During Disasters
Over the past decade, preparedness and response capacities of government agencies, hospitals and clinics, public health agencies, and academic researchers in the United States and abroad have been ch …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Enabling Rapid and Sustainable Public Health Research During Disasters
Over the past decade, preparedness and response capacities of government agencies, hospitals and clinics, public health agencies, and academic researchers in the United States and abroad have been ch …
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€53.93
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Review NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks
Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks 2014 Letter Report is the second in a series of five reports from the Institute of Medicine that will independently review more than 30 evidenc …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Review NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks
Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks 2014 Letter Report is the second in a series of five reports from the Institute of Medicine that will independently review more than 30 evidenc …
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€45.92
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Use and Effectiveness of Powered Air Purifying Respirators in Health Care
Protecting 18 million United States health care workers from infectious agents – known and unknown – involves a range of occupational safety and health measures that include identifying and using app …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Use and Effectiveness of Powered Air Purifying Respirators in Health Care
Protecting 18 million United States health care workers from infectious agents – known and unknown – involves a range of occupational safety and health measures that include identifying and using app …
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€40.95
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Improving Genetics Education in Graduate and Continuing Health Professional Education
Many health care providers do not have either the knowledge or the tools they need in order to apply genetic information in their day-to-day practices. This lack of support is contributing to a subst …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Improving Genetics Education in Graduate and Continuing Health Professional Education
Many health care providers do not have either the knowledge or the tools they need in order to apply genetic information in their day-to-day practices. This lack of support is contributing to a subst …
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€43.70
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters
In the devastation that follows a major disaster, there is a need for multiple sectors to unite and devote new resources to support the rebuilding of infrastructure, the provision of health and socia …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters
In the devastation that follows a major disaster, there is a need for multiple sectors to unite and devote new resources to support the rebuilding of infrastructure, the provision of health and socia …
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€70.59
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Strategies for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data: Sharing Clinical Trial Data
Data sharing can accelerate new discoveries by avoiding duplicative trials, stimulating new ideas for research, and enabling the maximal scientific knowledge and benefits to be gained from the effort …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Strategies for Responsible Sharing of Clinical Trial Data: Sharing Clinical Trial Data
Data sharing can accelerate new discoveries by avoiding duplicative trials, stimulating new ideas for research, and enabling the maximal scientific knowledge and benefits to be gained from the effort …
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€70.60
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Future Directions of Credentialing Research in Nursing
The nurse workforce constitutes the largest sector of health professionals in the United States and includes individuals with varying educational backgrounds and expertise. Like other health professi …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Future Directions of Credentialing Research in Nursing
The nurse workforce constitutes the largest sector of health professionals in the United States and includes individuals with varying educational backgrounds and expertise. Like other health professi …
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€46.40
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Developing Evidence-Based Standards for Psychosocial Interventions for Mental Disorders: Psychosocial Interventions for Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Mental health and substance use disorders affect approximately 20 percent of Americans and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although a wide range of evidence-based psychosocia …
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€3.85
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Developing Evidence-Based Standards for Psychosocial Interventions for Mental Disorders: Psychosocial Interventions for Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Mental health and substance use disorders affect approximately 20 percent of Americans and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although a wide range of evidence-based psychosocia …
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€50.08
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: BioWatch PCR Assays
Bio Watch is an air monitoring system deployed in jurisdictions around the country with the goal of detecting the presence of certain high risk pathogenic microorganisms. It relies on a network of fe …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: BioWatch PCR Assays
Bio Watch is an air monitoring system deployed in jurisdictions around the country with the goal of detecting the presence of certain high risk pathogenic microorganisms. It relies on a network of fe …
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€54.05
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Future of Home Health Care
Individuals with disabilities, chronic conditions, and functional impairments need a range of services and supports to keep living independently. However, there often is not a strong link between med …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Future of Home Health Care
Individuals with disabilities, chronic conditions, and functional impairments need a range of services and supports to keep living independently. However, there often is not a strong link between med …
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€51.20
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research
On October 17, 2014, spurred by incidents at U.S. government laboratories that raised serious biosafety concerns, the United States government launched a one-year deliberative process to address the …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research
On October 17, 2014, spurred by incidents at U.S. government laboratories that raised serious biosafety concerns, the United States government launched a one-year deliberative process to address the …
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€46.30
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Public Health Dimensions of Cognitive Aging: Cognitive Aging
For most Americans, staying "mentally sharp" as they age is a very high priority. Declines in memory and decision-making abilities may trigger fears of Alzheimer’s disease or other neurodeg …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Public Health Dimensions of Cognitive Aging: Cognitive Aging
For most Americans, staying "mentally sharp" as they age is a very high priority. Declines in memory and decision-making abilities may trigger fears of Alzheimer’s disease or other neurodeg …
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€63.85
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Developing a 21st Century Neuroscience Workforce
From its very beginning, neuroscience has been fundamentally interdisciplinary. As a result of rapid technological advances and the advent of large collaborative projects, however, neuroscience is ex …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Developing a 21st Century Neuroscience Workforce
From its very beginning, neuroscience has been fundamentally interdisciplinary. As a result of rapid technological advances and the advent of large collaborative projects, however, neuroscience is ex …
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€48.90
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Care Systems
The inclusion of genomic data in a knowledge-generating health care system infrastructure is one promising way to harness the full potential of that information to provide better patient care. In suc …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Care Systems
The inclusion of genomic data in a knowledge-generating health care system infrastructure is one promising way to harness the full potential of that information to provide better patient care. In suc …
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€39.88
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Regional Disaster Response Coordination to Support Health Outcomes
When disaster strikes, it rarely impacts just one jurisdiction. Many catastrophic disaster plans include support from neighboring jurisdictions that likely will not be available in a regional disaste …
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€3.81
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Regional Disaster Response Coordination to Support Health Outcomes
When disaster strikes, it rarely impacts just one jurisdiction. Many catastrophic disaster plans include support from neighboring jurisdictions that likely will not be available in a regional disaste …
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€45.97
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Treatment of Cardiac Arrest: Current Status and Future Directions: Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival
Cardiac arrest can strike a seemingly healthy individual of any age, race, ethnicity, or gender at any time in any location, often without warning. Cardiac arrest is the third leading cause of death …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Treatment of Cardiac Arrest: Current Status and Future Directions: Strategies to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival
Cardiac arrest can strike a seemingly healthy individual of any age, race, ethnicity, or gender at any time in any location, often without warning. Cardiac arrest is the third leading cause of death …
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€77.17
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Financial Incentives to Encourage Development of Therapies That Address Unmet Medical Needs for Nervous System Disorders
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders, in collaboration with the IOM Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation, convened a workshop on January …
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€3.79
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Financial Incentives to Encourage Development of Therapies That Address Unmet Medical Needs for Nervous System Disorders
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders, in collaboration with the IOM Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation, convened a workshop on January …
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€46.21
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Enabling Discovery, Development, and Translation of Treatments for Cognitive Dysfunction in Depression
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is recognized worldwide as a major cause of disability, morbidity, and mortality. According to the World Health Organization, unipolar depressive disorders affect more …
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€3.83
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Enabling Discovery, Development, and Translation of Treatments for Cognitive Dysfunction in Depression
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is recognized worldwide as a major cause of disability, morbidity, and mortality. According to the World Health Organization, unipolar depressive disorders affect more …
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€47.01
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Non-Invasive Neuromodulation of the Central Nervous System
Based on advances in biotechnology and neuroscience, non-invasive neuromodulation devices are poised to gain clinical importance in the coming years and to be of increasing interest to patients, clin …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Non-Invasive Neuromodulation of the Central Nervous System
Based on advances in biotechnology and neuroscience, non-invasive neuromodulation devices are poised to gain clinical importance in the coming years and to be of increasing interest to patients, clin …
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€43.82
Board on Global Health & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Providing Sustainable Mental and Neurological Health Care in Ghana and Kenya
Mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders have a substantial impact on global health and well-being. Disorders such as depression, alcohol abuse, and schizophrenia constitute about 13 p …
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Board on Global Health & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Providing Sustainable Mental and Neurological Health Care in Ghana and Kenya
Mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders have a substantial impact on global health and well-being. Disorders such as depression, alcohol abuse, and schizophrenia constitute about 13 p …
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€70.62
Board on Global Health & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Rapid Medical Countermeasure Response to Infectious Diseases
Emerging infectious disease threats that may not have available treatments or vaccines can directly affect the security of the world’s health since these diseases also know no boundaries and will eas …
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€3.86
Board on Global Health & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Rapid Medical Countermeasure Response to Infectious Diseases
Emerging infectious disease threats that may not have available treatments or vaccines can directly affect the security of the world’s health since these diseases also know no boundaries and will eas …
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€50.97
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Assessing the Impact of Applications of Digital Health Records on Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Health information technology is providing patients, clinicians, and researchers with access to data that will enable novel approaches to science and medicine. Digital health records (DHRs) are capab …
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€3.81
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Assessing the Impact of Applications of Digital Health Records on Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Health information technology is providing patients, clinicians, and researchers with access to data that will enable novel approaches to science and medicine. Digital health records (DHRs) are capab …
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€46.26
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Review NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks
Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks 2015 Letter Report is the third in a series of five reports from the Institute of Medicine that will independently review more than 30 evidence …
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€3.81
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Review NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks
Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks 2015 Letter Report is the third in a series of five reports from the Institute of Medicine that will independently review more than 30 evidence …
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€63.85
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Global Health Risk Framework
Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global public health emergencies. The effects of the Ebola epidemic go well beyond th …
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€3.80
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Global Health Risk Framework
Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global public health emergencies. The effects of the Ebola epidemic go well beyond th …
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€46.08
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Global Health Risk Framework
Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global public health emergencies. The effects of the Ebola epidemic go well beyond th …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Global Health Risk Framework
Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global public health emergencies. The effects of the Ebola epidemic go well beyond th …
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€46.12
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Serious Emotional Disturbance in Children
The workshop summarized in this report was organized as part of a study sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary f …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Serious Emotional Disturbance in Children
The workshop summarized in this report was organized as part of a study sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary f …
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€43.62
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Ethical and Social Policy Considerations of Novel Techniques for Prevention of Maternal Transmission of Mitochondrial DNA Diseases: Mitochondrial Replacement Techniques
Mitochondrial replacement techniques (MRTs) are designed to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial DNA (mt DNA) diseases from mother to child. While MRTs, if effective, could satisfy a desire of w …
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€3.80
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Ethical and Social Policy Considerations of Novel Techniques for Prevention of Maternal Transmission of Mitochondrial DNA Diseases: Mitochondrial Replacement Techniques
Mitochondrial replacement techniques (MRTs) are designed to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial DNA (mt DNA) diseases from mother to child. While MRTs, if effective, could satisfy a desire of w …
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€60.31
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Policy and Research Needs to Maximize Independence and Support Community Living
Living independently and participating in one’s community are priorities for many people. In many regions across the United States, there are programs that support and enable people with disabilities …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Policy and Research Needs to Maximize Independence and Support Community Living
Living independently and participating in one’s community are priorities for many people. In many regions across the United States, there are programs that support and enable people with disabilities …
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€51.54
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Specific Mental Illness Diagnoses with Functional Impairment
The workshop summarized in this report was organized as part of a study sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary f …
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€3.80
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Specific Mental Illness Diagnoses with Functional Impairment
The workshop summarized in this report was organized as part of a study sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary f …
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€46.06
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Applying an Implementation Science Approach to Genomic Medicine
Although it is becoming increasingly more common for clinicians to use genomic data in their practices for disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, the process of integrating genomic data into t …
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€3.85
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Applying an Implementation Science Approach to Genomic Medicine
Although it is becoming increasingly more common for clinicians to use genomic data in their practices for disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, the process of integrating genomic data into t …
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€43.11
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Advancing the Discipline of Regulatory Science for Medical Product Development
The field of endeavors known as "regulatory science" has grown out of the need to link and integrate knowledge within and among basic science research, clinical research, clinical medicine, …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Advancing the Discipline of Regulatory Science for Medical Product Development
The field of endeavors known as "regulatory science" has grown out of the need to link and integrate knowledge within and among basic science research, clinical research, clinical medicine, …
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€42.46
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Care for Adults: Hearing Health Care for Adults
The loss of hearing – be it gradual or acute, mild or severe, present since birth or acquired in older age – can have significant effects on one’s communication abilities, quality of life, social par …
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€3.83
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Care for Adults: Hearing Health Care for Adults
The loss of hearing – be it gradual or acute, mild or severe, present since birth or acquired in older age – can have significant effects on one’s communication abilities, quality of life, social par …
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€83.16
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Gain-of-Function Research
On March 10-11, 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a public symposium on potential U.S. government policies for the oversight of gain-of- function (GOF) research …
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€3.86
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Gain-of-Function Research
On March 10-11, 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a public symposium on potential U.S. government policies for the oversight of gain-of- function (GOF) research …
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€62.91
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Neuroscience Trials of the Future
On March 3-4, 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders held a workshop in Washington, DC, bringing together key stakeho …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Neuroscience Trials of the Future
On March 3-4, 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders held a workshop in Washington, DC, bringing together key stakeho …
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€47.03
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on the Health of Select Populations: National Trauma Care System
Advances in trauma care have accelerated over the past decade, spurred by the significant burden of injury from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Between 2005 and 2013, the case fatality rate for Uni …
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€3.85
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on the Health of Select Populations: National Trauma Care System
Advances in trauma care have accelerated over the past decade, spurred by the significant burden of injury from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Between 2005 and 2013, the case fatality rate for Uni …
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€77.50
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Trauma
The Workshop on Integrating New Measures of Trauma into the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Data Collection Programs, held in Washington, D.C. in December 2015, w …
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€3.85
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Trauma
The Workshop on Integrating New Measures of Trauma into the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Data Collection Programs, held in Washington, D.C. in December 2015, w …
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€46.20
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Nation’s Medical Countermeasure Stockpile
Large catastrophic events, or rare acute events, may cause situations in which a local jurisdiction’s medicines and medical supplies are not sufficient to provide care to the population it serves. In …
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€3.83
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Nation’s Medical Countermeasure Stockpile
Large catastrophic events, or rare acute events, may cause situations in which a local jurisdiction’s medicines and medical supplies are not sufficient to provide care to the population it serves. In …
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€44.46
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Recovery from Substance Use or Mental Disorders
In February 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop to explore options for expanding the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHS …
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€3.81
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Recovery from Substance Use or Mental Disorders
In February 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop to explore options for expanding the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHS …
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€47.49
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Deriving Drug Discovery Value from Large-Scale Genetic Bioresources
The process of discovering and developing a new drug or therapy is extremely costly and time consuming, and recently, it has been estimated that the creation of a new medicine costs on average more t …
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€3.85
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Deriving Drug Discovery Value from Large-Scale Genetic Bioresources
The process of discovering and developing a new drug or therapy is extremely costly and time consuming, and recently, it has been estimated that the creation of a new medicine costs on average more t …
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€47.55
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Strengthening the Workforce to Support Community Living and Participation for Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities
As the demographics of the United States shift toward a population that is made up of an increasing percentage of older adults and people with disabilities, the workforce that supports and enables th …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Strengthening the Workforce to Support Community Living and Participation for Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities
As the demographics of the United States shift toward a population that is made up of an increasing percentage of older adults and people with disabilities, the workforce that supports and enables th …
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€47.17
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Developing Multimodal Therapies for Brain Disorders
Multimodal therapy approaches that combine interventions aimed at different aspects of disease are emerging as potentialand perhaps essentialways to enhance clinical outcomes for patients with psychi …
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€3.85
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Developing Multimodal Therapies for Brain Disorders
Multimodal therapy approaches that combine interventions aimed at different aspects of disease are emerging as potentialand perhaps essentialways to enhance clinical outcomes for patients with psychi …
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€48.77
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Review NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks
This is the fourth in a series of five letter reports that provide an independent review of the more than 30 evidence reports that NASA has compiled on human health risks for long-duration and explor …
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€3.83
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Review NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks: Review of NASA’s Evidence Reports on Human Health Risks
This is the fourth in a series of five letter reports that provide an independent review of the more than 30 evidence reports that NASA has compiled on human health risks for long-duration and explor …
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€51.36
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Integration of FDA and NIOSH Processes Used to Evaluate Respiratory Protective Devices for Health Care Workers
Both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have responsibilities for evaluating and regulating respiratory protective devices (& …
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€3.82
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Integration of FDA and NIOSH Processes Used to Evaluate Respiratory Protective Devices for Health Care Workers
Both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have responsibilities for evaluating and regulating respiratory protective devices (& …
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€42.46
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Enhancing BioWatch Capabilities Through Technology and Collaboration
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Bio Watch program aims to provide an early indication of an aerosolized biological weapon attack. The first generation of Bio Watch air samplers were dep …
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€3.81
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Enhancing BioWatch Capabilities Through Technology and Collaboration
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Bio Watch program aims to provide an early indication of an aerosolized biological weapon attack. The first generation of Bio Watch air samplers were dep …
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€59.05
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies: Countering Violent Extremism Through Public Health Practice
Countering violent extremism consists of various prevention and intervention approaches to increase the resilience of communities and individuals to radicalization toward violent extremism, to provid …
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€3.79
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies: Countering Violent Extremism Through Public Health Practice
Countering violent extremism consists of various prevention and intervention approaches to increase the resilience of communities and individuals to radicalization toward violent extremism, to provid …
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€53.89
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Regenerative Medicine: Exploring the State of the Science in the Field of Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative medicine holds the potential to create living, functional cells and tissues that can be used to repair or replace those that have suffered potentially irreparable damage due to disease, …
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€3.79
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Regenerative Medicine: Exploring the State of the Science in the Field of Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative medicine holds the potential to create living, functional cells and tissues that can be used to repair or replace those that have suffered potentially irreparable damage due to disease, …
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€47.49
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Therapeutic Development in the Absence of Predictive Animal Models of Nervous System Disorders
Compared with other disease areas, central nervous system (CNS) disorders have had the highest failure rate for new compounds in advanced clinical trials. Most CNS drugs fail because of efficacy, and …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Therapeutic Development in the Absence of Predictive Animal Models of Nervous System Disorders
Compared with other disease areas, central nervous system (CNS) disorders have had the highest failure rate for new compounds in advanced clinical trials. Most CNS drugs fail because of efficacy, and …
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€57.82
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Real-World Evidence Generation and Evaluation of Therapeutics
The volume and complexity of information about individual patients is greatly increasing with use of electronic records and personal devices. Potential effects on medical product development in the c …
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€3.85
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Real-World Evidence Generation and Evaluation of Therapeutics
The volume and complexity of information about individual patients is greatly increasing with use of electronic records and personal devices. Potential effects on medical product development in the c …
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€57.91
Board on Global Health & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Integrating Clinical Research into Epidemic Response
The 20142015 Ebola epidemic in western Africa was the longest and most deadly Ebola epidemic in history, resulting in 28, 616 cases and 11, 310 deaths in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The Ebola …
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Board on Global Health & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Integrating Clinical Research into Epidemic Response
The 20142015 Ebola epidemic in western Africa was the longest and most deadly Ebola epidemic in history, resulting in 28, 616 cases and 11, 310 deaths in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The Ebola …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Pain Management and Regulatory Strategies to Address Prescription Opioid Abuse: Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic
Drug overdose, driven largely by overdose related to the use of opioids, is now the leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States. The ongoing opioid crisis lies at the intersectio …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Pain Management and Regulatory Strategies to Address Prescription Opioid Abuse: Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic
Drug overdose, driven largely by overdose related to the use of opioids, is now the leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States. The ongoing opioid crisis lies at the intersectio …
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€76.99
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Preventing Dementia and Cognitive Impairment: Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia
Societies around the world are concerned about dementia and the other forms of cognitive impairment that affect many older adults. We now know that brain changes typically begin years before people s …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Preventing Dementia and Cognitive Impairment: Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia
Societies around the world are concerned about dementia and the other forms of cognitive impairment that affect many older adults. We now know that brain changes typically begin years before people s …
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€76.87
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Developing Affordable and Accessible Community-Based Housing for Vulnerable Adults
Accessible and affordable housing can enable community living, maximize independence, and promote health for vulnerable populations. However, the United States faces a shortage of affordable and acce …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Developing Affordable and Accessible Community-Based Housing for Vulnerable Adults
Accessible and affordable housing can enable community living, maximize independence, and promote health for vulnerable populations. However, the United States faces a shortage of affordable and acce …
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€45.97
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Integrating the Patient and Caregiver Voice into Serious Illness Care
Millions of peopleinfants, children, adults, and their familiesare currently coping with serious illness in the United States. Efforts are intensifying to improve overall care quality through the del …
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Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Integrating the Patient and Caregiver Voice into Serious Illness Care
Millions of peopleinfants, children, adults, and their familiesare currently coping with serious illness in the United States. Efforts are intensifying to improve overall care quality through the del …
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€52.75
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Strengthening the Disaster Resilience of the Academic Biomedical Research Community
The academic biomedical research community is a hub of employment, economic productivity, and scientific progress. Academic research institutions are drivers of economic development in their local an …
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Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Strengthening the Disaster Resilience of the Academic Biomedical Research Community
The academic biomedical research community is a hub of employment, economic productivity, and scientific progress. Academic research institutions are drivers of economic development in their local an …
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€96.30
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Enabling Precision Medicine
Those involved in the drug development process face challenges of efficiency and overall sustainability due in part to high research costs, lengthy development timelines, and late-stage drug failures …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Enabling Precision Medicine
Those involved in the drug development process face challenges of efficiency and overall sustainability due in part to high research costs, lengthy development timelines, and late-stage drug failures …
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€63.06
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Smarter National Surveillance System for Occupational Safety and Health in the 21st Century
The workplace is where 156 million working adults in the United States spend many waking hours, and it has a profound influence on health and well-being. Although some occupations and work-related ac …
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Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Smarter National Surveillance System for Occupational Safety and Health in the 21st Century
The workplace is where 156 million working adults in the United States spend many waking hours, and it has a profound influence on health and well-being. Although some occupations and work-related ac …
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€70.77
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Biomarkers of Neuroinflammation
Neuroinflammation is a burgeoning area of interest in academia and biopharma, with a broadly acknowledged role in many central nervous system (CNS) disorders. However, there is little agreement on th …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Biomarkers of Neuroinflammation
Neuroinflammation is a burgeoning area of interest in academia and biopharma, with a broadly acknowledged role in many central nervous system (CNS) disorders. However, there is little agreement on th …
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€52.46
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies: Examining Challenges and Possible Strategies to Strengthen U.S. Health Security
As the United States continues to adapt to a more digital, mobile, and interconnected world, health care and public health professionals have sought to better prepare for and respond to long-standing …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies: Examining Challenges and Possible Strategies to Strengthen U.S. Health Security
As the United States continues to adapt to a more digital, mobile, and interconnected world, health care and public health professionals have sought to better prepare for and respond to long-standing …
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€70.62
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Issues in Organ Donor Intervention Research: Opportunities for Organ Donor Intervention Research
The organ donation and transplantation system strives to honor the gift of donated organs by fully using those organs to save and improve the quality of the lives of their recipients. However, there …
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€3.80
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Issues in Organ Donor Intervention Research: Opportunities for Organ Donor Intervention Research
The organ donation and transplantation system strives to honor the gift of donated organs by fully using those organs to save and improve the quality of the lives of their recipients. However, there …
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€57.90
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Models and Strategies to Integrate Palliative Care Principles into Care for People with Serious Illness
Palliative care is the interdisciplinary specialty focused on improving quality of life for people with serious illness and their families. This interdisciplinary care is provided by doctors, nurses, …
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€3.81
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Models and Strategies to Integrate Palliative Care Principles into Care for People with Serious Illness
Palliative care is the interdisciplinary specialty focused on improving quality of life for people with serious illness and their families. This interdisciplinary care is provided by doctors, nurses, …
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€57.61
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Building a National Capability to Monitor and Assess Medical Countermeasure Use During a Public Health Emergency
During public health emergencies (PHEs) involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear threats or emerging infectious diseases, medical countermeasures (MCMs) (e.g., drugs, vaccines, device …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Building a National Capability to Monitor and Assess Medical Countermeasure Use During a Public Health Emergency
During public health emergencies (PHEs) involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear threats or emerging infectious diseases, medical countermeasures (MCMs) (e.g., drugs, vaccines, device …
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€47.35
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Regenerative Medicine: Navigating the Manufacturing Process and Ensuring the Quality of Regenerative Medicine Therapies
On June 26, 2017, the Forum on Regenerative Medicine hosted a public workshop in Washington, DC, titled Navigating the Manufacturing Process and Ensuring the Quality of Regenerative Medicine Therapie …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Regenerative Medicine: Navigating the Manufacturing Process and Ensuring the Quality of Regenerative Medicine Therapies
On June 26, 2017, the Forum on Regenerative Medicine hosted a public workshop in Washington, DC, titled Navigating the Manufacturing Process and Ensuring the Quality of Regenerative Medicine Therapie …
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€62.89
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Aging and Disability
Many different groups of people are subject to stereotypes. Positive stereotypes (e.g., "older and wiser") may provide a benefit to the relevant groups. However, negative stereotypes of agi …
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€3.81
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Aging and Disability
Many different groups of people are subject to stereotypes. Positive stereotypes (e.g., "older and wiser") may provide a benefit to the relevant groups. However, negative stereotypes of agi …
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€50.03
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Enabling Novel Treatments for Nervous System Disorders by Improving Methods for Traversing the Blood-Brain Barrier
Despite substantial advances in developing treatments for the serious illnesses that affect people worldwide, there remains a tremendous unmet need in the treatment of complex neurologic diseases, in …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Enabling Novel Treatments for Nervous System Disorders by Improving Methods for Traversing the Blood-Brain Barrier
Despite substantial advances in developing treatments for the serious illnesses that affect people worldwide, there remains a tremendous unmet need in the treatment of complex neurologic diseases, in …
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€57.90
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Implementing and Evaluating Genomic Screening Programs in Health Care Systems
Genomic applications are being integrated into a broad range of clinical and research activities at health care systems across the United States. This trend can be attributed to a variety of factors, …
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€3.79
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Implementing and Evaluating Genomic Screening Programs in Health Care Systems
Genomic applications are being integrated into a broad range of clinical and research activities at health care systems across the United States. This trend can be attributed to a variety of factors, …
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€52.75
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Advancing Therapeutic Development for Pain and Opioid Use Disorders Through Public-Private Partnerships
Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent, costly, and disabling health conditions in the United States. Estimates show that more than 11 percent of the American population suffer from chronic pain, …
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€3.83
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Advancing Therapeutic Development for Pain and Opioid Use Disorders Through Public-Private Partnerships
Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent, costly, and disabling health conditions in the United States. Estimates show that more than 11 percent of the American population suffer from chronic pain, …
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€47.03
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Financing and Payment Strategies to Support High-Quality Care for People with Serious Illness
Millions of people in the United States live with serious illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, a …
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€3.83
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Financing and Payment Strategies to Support High-Quality Care for People with Serious Illness
Millions of people in the United States live with serious illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, a …
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€47.51
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Return of Individual-Specific Research Results Generated in Research Laboratories: Returning Individual Research Results to Participants
When is it appropriate to return individual research results to participants? The immense interest in this question has been fostered by the growing movement toward greater transparency and participa …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Return of Individual-Specific Research Results Generated in Research Laboratories: Returning Individual Research Results to Participants
When is it appropriate to return individual research results to participants? The immense interest in this question has been fostered by the growing movement toward greater transparency and participa …
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€89.61
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology: Monitoring and Sampling Approaches to Assess Underground Coal Mine Dust Exposures
Coal remains one of the principal sources of energy for the United States, and the nation has been a world leader in coal production for more than 100 years. According to U.S. Energy Information Admi …
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€3.80
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology: Monitoring and Sampling Approaches to Assess Underground Coal Mine Dust Exposures
Coal remains one of the principal sources of energy for the United States, and the nation has been a world leader in coal production for more than 100 years. According to U.S. Energy Information Admi …
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€70.42
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Physician-Assisted Death
The question of whether and under what circumstances terminally ill patients should be able to access life-ending medications with the aid of a physician is receiving increasing attention as a matter …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Physician-Assisted Death
The question of whether and under what circumstances terminally ill patients should be able to access life-ending medications with the aid of a physician is receiving increasing attention as a matter …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Impact of the Global Medical Supply Chain on SNS Operations and Communications
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) with a focus on procuring and managing medical countermeasures (MCM) designed to address chemic …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Impact of the Global Medical Supply Chain on SNS Operations and Communications
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) with a focus on procuring and managing medical countermeasures (MCM) designed to address chemic …
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€57.65
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Neuroforensics
Technological advances in noninvasive neuroimaging, neurophysiology, genome sequencing, and other methods together with rapid progress in computational and statistical methods and data storage have f …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Neuroforensics
Technological advances in noninvasive neuroimaging, neurophysiology, genome sequencing, and other methods together with rapid progress in computational and statistical methods and data storage have f …
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€47.68
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Implementing Quality Measures for Accountability in Community-Based Care for People with Serious Illness
Millions of Americans of all ages face the challenge of living with serious illnesses such as advanced cancer, heart, or lung disease. Many people with serious illness are increasingly cared for in c …
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€3.84
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Implementing Quality Measures for Accountability in Community-Based Care for People with Serious Illness
Millions of Americans of all ages face the challenge of living with serious illnesses such as advanced cancer, heart, or lung disease. Many people with serious illness are increasingly cared for in c …
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€47.59
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies: Engaging the Private-Sector Health Care System in Building Capacity to Respond to Threats to the Public’s Health and National Security
Disasters tend to cross political, jurisdictional, functional, and geographic boundaries. As a result, disasters often require responses from multiple levels of government and multiple organizations …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies: Engaging the Private-Sector Health Care System in Building Capacity to Respond to Threats to the Public’s Health and National Security
Disasters tend to cross political, jurisdictional, functional, and geographic boundaries. As a result, disasters often require responses from multiple levels of government and multiple organizations …
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€52.69
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Harnessing Mobile Devices for Nervous System Disorders
The critical importance of using mobile technology is clear to anyone in the health professions, particularly those who treat people with central nervous system (CNS) disorders. To explore current de …
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€3.83
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Harnessing Mobile Devices for Nervous System Disorders
The critical importance of using mobile technology is clear to anyone in the health professions, particularly those who treat people with central nervous system (CNS) disorders. To explore current de …
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€62.47
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Use of Elastomeric Respirators in Health Care: Reusable Elastomeric Respirators in Health Care
Protecting the health and safety of health care workers is vital to the health of each of us. Preparing for and responding to a future influenza pandemic or to a sustained outbreak of an airborne tra …
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€3.83
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Use of Elastomeric Respirators in Health Care: Reusable Elastomeric Respirators in Health Care
Protecting the health and safety of health care workers is vital to the health of each of us. Preparing for and responding to a future influenza pandemic or to a sustained outbreak of an airborne tra …
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€62.97
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Understanding Disparities in Access to Genomic Medicine
Genomic medicine is defined as the routine use of genomic information about an individual as part of his or her clinical care as well as the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical u …
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€3.80
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Understanding Disparities in Access to Genomic Medicine
Genomic medicine is defined as the routine use of genomic information about an individual as part of his or her clinical care as well as the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical u …
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€62.71
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Save Lives
The opioid crisis in the United States has come about because of excessive use of these drugs for both legal and illicit purposes and unprecedented levels of consequent opioid use disorder (OUD). Mor …
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€3.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Save Lives
The opioid crisis in the United States has come about because of excessive use of these drugs for both legal and illicit purposes and unprecedented levels of consequent opioid use disorder (OUD). Mor …
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€57.59
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Integrating Health Care and Social Services for People with Serious Illness
A growing body of research indicates that social determinants of health have a significant impact on health care utilization and outcomes. Researchers and policymakers in the United States have spent …
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€3.85
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Integrating Health Care and Social Services for People with Serious Illness
A growing body of research indicates that social determinants of health have a significant impact on health care utilization and outcomes. Researchers and policymakers in the United States have spent …
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€52.45
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Examining the Impact of Real-World Evidence on Medical Product Development
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have traditionally served as the gold standard for generating evidence about medical interventions. However, RCTs have inherent limitations and may not reflect the …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Examining the Impact of Real-World Evidence on Medical Product Development
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have traditionally served as the gold standard for generating evidence about medical interventions. However, RCTs have inherent limitations and may not reflect the …
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€70.42
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Transgenic Neuroscience Research
To examine the promise, concerns, and challenges related to neuroscience research using genetically modified nonhuman primates, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Transgenic Neuroscience Research
To examine the promise, concerns, and challenges related to neuroscience research using genetically modified nonhuman primates, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a …
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€62.27
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Regenerative Medicine: Exploring Sources of Variability Related to the Clinical Translation of Regenerative Engineering Products
The emerging multidisciplinary field of regenerative engineering is devoted to the repair, regeneration, and replacement of damaged tissues or organs in the body. To accomplish this it uses a combina …
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€3.85
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies: Exploring Medical and Public Health Preparedness for a Nuclear Incident
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop on August 22-23, 2018, in Washington, DC, to explore medical and public health preparedness for a nuclear incident. The e …
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Board on Global Health & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Role of Nonpharmacological Approaches to Pain Management
Pain is a leading cause of disability globally. The dramatic increase in opioid prescriptions within the past decade in the United States has contributed to the opioid epidemic the country currently …
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€3.84
Board on Global Health & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Role of Nonpharmacological Approaches to Pain Management
Pain is a leading cause of disability globally. The dramatic increase in opioid prescriptions within the past decade in the United States has contributed to the opioid epidemic the country currently …
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€52.53
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Pain Management for People with Serious Illness in the Context of the Opioid Use Disorder Epidemic
The United States is facing an opioid use disorder epidemic with opioid overdoses killing 47, 000 people in the U.S. in 2017. The past three decades have witnessed a significant increase in the presc …
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€3.86
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Pain Management for People with Serious Illness in the Context of the Opioid Use Disorder Epidemic
The United States is facing an opioid use disorder epidemic with opioid overdoses killing 47, 000 people in the U.S. in 2017. The past three decades have witnessed a significant increase in the presc …
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€57.99
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Creating a Vision for Space Medicine During Travel Beyond Earth Orbit: Safe Passage
Safe Passage: Astronaut Care for Exploration Missions sets forth a vision for space medicine as it applies to deep space voyage. As space missions increase in duration from months to years and extend …
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€78.96
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Assessing Integrity in Research Environments: Integrity in Scientific Research
"Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character."Albert Einstein Integrity in Scientific Research attempts to define and describe th …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Evaluation of the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program: Preparing for Terrorism
The Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) program of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provides funds to major U. S. cities to help them develop plans for coping with the …
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€46.23
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families: When Children Die
The death of a child is a special sorrow. No matter the circumstances, a child’s death is a life-altering experience. Except for the child who dies suddenly and without forewarning, physicians, nurse …
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€44.30
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States
The purpose of this regional workshop in the Southeast was to broaden the environmental health perspective from its typical focus on environmental toxicology to a view that included the impact of the …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Cancer and the Environment
The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine wanted to address the link between environmental factors and the development of cancer in light of recent advances in genomics. …
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€27.07
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Understanding the Biology of Sex and Gender Differences: Exploring the Biological Contributions to Human Health
It’s obvious why only men develop prostate cancer and why only women get ovarian cancer. But it is not obvious why women are more likely to recover language ability after a stroke than men or why wom …
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€47.60
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Strategies for Small-Number-Participant Clinical Research Trials: Small Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are used to elucidate the most appropriate preventive, diagnostic, or treatment options for individuals with a given medical condition. Perhaps the most essential feature of a clinica …
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€47.69
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Assess Training Needs for Occupational Safety and Health Personnel in the United States: Safe Work in the 21st Century
Despite many advances, 20 American workers die each day as a result of occupational injuries. And occupational safety and health (OSH) is becoming even more complex as workers move away from the long …
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€69.76
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Evaluation of the Metropolitan Medical Response Program: Tools for Evaluating the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‘ Metropolitan Medical Response (MMRS) program has evolved from an idea originally developed in the Washington, D.C., area in 1995. Using the combined …
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€21.06
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Clinical Research Roundtable: Exploring Challenges, Progress, and New Models for Engaging the Public in the Clinical Research Enterprise
This report is a summary of a workshop focused on exploring the role of the public in the Clinical Research Enterprise. The Clinical Research Enterprise depends upon practitioners, policy makers, and …
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€21.19
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Enhancing the Vitality of the National Institutes of Health
The report says that important organizational changes are needed at the National Institutes of Health to ensure the agency meets future challenges effectively. In particular, the report advises NIH t …
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€38.70
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Ensuring Environmental Health in Postindustrial Cities
the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Environmental Health Science, Research, and Medicine held a regional workshop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 13, 2003. This workshop was a continued out …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Assessing the Need for Clinical Trials of Testosterone Replacement Therapy: Testosterone and Aging
Popular culture often equates testosterone with virility, strength, and the machomale physique. Viewed by some as an "antiaging tonic, " testosterone’s reputationand increased use by men of …
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€38.56
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Role of Environmental Hazards in Premature Birth
Each year in the United States approximately 440, 000 babies are born premature. These infants are at greater risk of death, and are more likely to suffer lifelong medical complications than full-ter …
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€34.74
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on New Frontiers in Contraceptive Research: New Frontiers in Contraceptive Research
More than a quarter of pregnancies worldwide are unintended. Between 1995 and2000, nearly 700, 000 women died and many more experienced illness, injury, anddisability as a result of unintended pregna …
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€38.32
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families: When Children Die
This document is a brief summary of the Institute of Medicine report entitled When Children Die: Improving Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children. Better care is possible now, but current metho …
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€12.22
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Longitudinal Study of Astronaut Health: Review of NASA’s Longitudinal Study of Astronaut Health
As part of its ongoing commitment to the nation’s space program, NASA’s medical leadership asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to review specific aspects of the scientific basis, policies, and proc …
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€21.21
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee for Assessment of NIH Centers of Excellence Programs: NIH Extramural Center Programs
Grants for research centers located in universities, medical centers, and other nonprofitresearch institutions account for about 9 percent of the National Institutes of Health budget. Centers are pop …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Institutional and Policy-Level Strategies for Increasing the Diversity of the U.S. Health Care Workforce: In the Nation’s Compelling Interest
The United States is rapidly transforming into one of the most racially and ethnically diverse nations in the world. Groups commonly referred to as minoritiesincluding Asian Americans, Pacific Island …
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€49.63
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Clinical Research Involving Children: Ethical Conduct of Clinical Research Involving Children
In recent decades, advances in biomedical research have helped save orlengthen the lives of children around the world. With improved therapies, child and adolescent mortality rates have decreased sig …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Opportunities to Address Clinical Research Workforce Diversity Needs for 2010: Opportunities to Address Clinical Research Workforce Diversity Needs for 2010
Based on a 2003 workshop, this study describes current public and private programs and recommends ways to recruit and retain more women and underrepresented minorities into clinical research, especia …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Environmental Health Indicators
This report is the summary of the fourth workshop of The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine. Environmental Indicators: Bridging the Chasm Between Public Health and th …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Alternative Funding Strategies for DOD’s Peer Reviewed Medical Research Programs: Strategies to Leverage Research Funding
Since 1992 the Department of Defense (DOD), through the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, has received congressionally earmarked appropriationsfor programs of biomedical research on pr …
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€41.89
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: From Source Water to Drinking Water
The Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine was established in 1988 as a mechanism for bringing the various stakeholders together to discuss enviro …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment
Houston is struggling with many of the environmental problems that most of the nation’s major metropolitan areas are struggling with – transportation, water and air pollution, flooding, and major dem …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Disasters Roundtable: Public Health Risks of Disasters
The National Research Council’s Disasters Roundtable and the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine were established as mechanisms for bringing va …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Review of NASA’s Bioastronautics Critical Path Roadmap: Preliminary Considerations Regarding NASA’s Bioastronautics Critical Path Roadmap
Extending the spatial and temporal boundaries of human space flight are important goals for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), yet human space flight remains an endeavor with s …
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€14.80
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Implications of Nanotechnology for Environmental Health Research
Nanotechnology is often described as an emerging technology – one that not only holds promise for society, but also is capable of revolutionizing our approaches to common problems. Nanotechnology is …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Establishing a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Program: Cord Blood
With the potential for self-renewal and differentiation, the possibilities for stem cells are enormous. One specific type of stem cell, the hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC), which is derived from …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Since 1998, the volume of research being conducted using human embryonic stem (h ES) cells has expanded primarily using private funds because of restrictions on the use of federal funds for such rese …
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€39.69
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Postmarket Surveillance of Pediatric Medical Devices: Safe Medical Devices for Children
Innovative medical devices have helped reduce the burden of illness and injury and improve the quality of life for countless children. Mechanical ventilators and other respiratory support devices res …
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€63.80
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Innovation and Invention in Medical Devices
The objective of the workshop that is the subject of this summary report was to present the challenges and opportunities for medical devices as perceived by the key stakeholders in the field. The age …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Assessing the System for Protecting Human Research Subjects: Preserving Public Trust
Amid increasing concern for patient safety and the shutdown of prominent research operations, the need to improve protections for individuals who volunteer to participate in research has become criti …
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€43.35
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Clinical Research Roundtable: Role of Purchasers and Payers in the Clinical Research Enterprise
In a workshop organized by the Clinical Research roundtable, representatives from purchaser organizations (employers), payer organizations (health plans and insurance companies), and other stakeholde …
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€21.88
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Risk Reduction Strategy for Human Exploration of Space
Extending the spatial and temporal boundaries of human space flight is an important goal for the nation and for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). However, human space flight r …
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€37.64
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Clinical Trial Registries: Developing a National Registry of Pharmacologic and Biologic Clinical Trials
To improve public confidence in clinical research, a number of public and private groups have called for a publicly accessible, comprehensive, and transparent registry of relevant information on clin …
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€31.39
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Disability in America: A New Look: Workshop on Disability in America
Beginning in late 2004, the IOM began a project to take a new look at disability in America. It will review developments and progress since the publication of the 1991 and 1997 Institute reports. For …
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€47.52
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Sleep Medicine and Research: Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation
Clinical practice related to sleep problems and sleep disorders has been expanding rapidly in the last few years, but scientific research is not keeping pace. Sleep apnea, insomnia, and restless legs …
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€48.26
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Increasing Rates of Organ Donation: Organ Donation
Rates of organ donation lag far behind the increasing need. At the start of 2006, more than 90, 000 people were waiting to receive a solid organ (kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, heart, or intestine). …
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€58.43
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Ethical Considerations for Revisions to DHHS Regulations for Protection of Prisoners Involved in Research: Ethical Considerations for Research Involving Prisoners
In the past 30 years, the population of prisoners in the United States has expanded almost 5-fold, correctional facilities are increasingly overcrowded, and more of the country’s disadvantaged popula …
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€45.86
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Review and Assessment of the NIH’s Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities: Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of He
In the United States, health among racial and ethnic minorities, as well as poor people, is significantly worse than the overall U.S. population. Health disparities are reflected by indices such as e …
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€43.75
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Understanding Premature Birth and Assuring Healthy Outcomes: Preterm Birth
The increasing prevalence of preterm birth in the United States is a complex public health problem that requires multifaceted solutions. Preterm birth is a cluster of problems with a set of overlappi …
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€68.91
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Development of Reusable Facemasks for Use During an Influenza Pandemic: Reusability of Facemasks During an Influenza Pandemic
Any strategy to cope with an influenza pandemic must be based on the knowledge and tools that are available at the time an epidemic may occur. In the near term, when we lack an adequate supply of vac …
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€28.36
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment
Over the past century, we have made great strides in reducing rates of disease and enhancing people's general health. Public health measures such as sanitation, improved hygiene, and vaccines; red …
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€41.71
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee to Review the NIOSH Hearing Loss Research Program: Hearing Loss Research at NIOSH
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (U.S. Congress, 1970). Today the agency is part of the Centers for …
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€48.02
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Institute of Medicine: Adverse Drug Event Reporting
Recent concerns about the unexpected adverse effects of marketed drugs, such as COX-2 (cyclooxygenase-2) inhibitors or specific statins, raise concerns not only about reporting these events during pr …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee for the Assessment of the NIOSH Head-and-Face Anthropometric Survey of U.S. Respirator Users: Assessment of the NIOSH Head-and-Face Anthropometric Survey of U.S. Respirator Users
NIOSH and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) share responsibility for overseeing respiratory protection in the workplace and have established regulations for this purpose. Speci …
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€31.01
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Disability in America: Future of Disability in America
The future of disability in America will depend on how well the U.S. prepares for and manages the demographic, fiscal, and technological developments that will unfold during the next two to three dec …
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€59.34
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Assessing the Medical Risks of Human Oocyte Donation for Stem Cell Research
It is widely understood that stem cell treatments have the potential to revolutionize medicine. Because of this potential, in 2004 California voters approved Proposition 71 to set up a 10-year, $3 bi …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Virtual Clinical Trials
Successful drug development relies on accurate and efficient clinical trials to deliver the best and most effective pharmaceuticals and clinical care to patients. However, the current model for clini …
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€57.76
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Advancing Gene-Targeted Therapies for Central Nervous System Disorders
On April 23 and 24, 2019 the Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders convened a workshop titled "Advancing Gene-Targeted Therapies for Central Nervous System Disorders" in Washin …
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€70.62
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Improving Access to and Equity of Care for People with Serious Illness
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 40 million people in the United States suffer from a serious illness that limits their daily activities. These illnesses in …
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€52.52
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Higher Education and Workforce: Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education
Student wellbeing is foundational to academic success. One recent survey of postsecondary educators found that nearly 80 percent believed emotional wellbeing is a "very" or "extremely& …
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€62.98
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Regenerative Medicine: Applying Systems Thinking to Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative medicine products, which are intended to repair or replace damaged cells or tissues in the body, include a range of therapeutic approaches such as cell- and gene-based therapies, enginee …
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€42.22
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Meeting the Challenge of Caring for Persons Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners and Caregivers
Millions of people are living with dementia in the United States and globally. To live well with dementia, people need care, services, and supports that reflect their values and preferences, build on …
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€63.04
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Sex Differences in Brain Disorders
Accumulating evidence gathered over the past three decades has demonstrated a biological basis for differences between men and women with respect to clinical features and treatment responses to sever …
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€47.37
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Exploring Disaster Human Services for Children and Youth
To explore issues related to the effects of disasters on children and youth and lessons learned from experiences during previous disasters, the virtual workshop From Hurricane Katrina to Paradise Wil …
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Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Safeguarding the Bioeconomy
Research and innovation in the life sciences is driving rapid growth in agriculture, biomedical science, information science and computing, energy, and other sectors of the U.S. economy. This economi …
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€76.87
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Role of NIH in Drug Development Innovation and Its Impact on Patient Access
To explore the role of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in innovative drug development and its impact on patient access, the Board on Health Care Services and the Board on Health Sciences Poli …
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€62.69
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness
California and other wildfire-prone western states have experienced a substantial increase in the number and intensity of wildfires in recent years. Wildlands and climate experts expect these trends …
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Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Enhancing Scientific Reproducibility in Biomedical Research Through Transparent Reporting
Sharing knowledge is what drives scientific progress – each new advance or innovation in biomedical research builds on previous observations. However, for experimental findings to be broadly accepted …
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€59.60
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
When communities face complex public health emergencies, state local, tribal, and territorial public health agencies must make difficult decisions regarding how to effectively respond. The public hea …
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€140.94
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Neuroscience Data in the Cloud
The cloud model of data sharing has led to a vast increase in the quantity and complexity of data and expanded access to these data, which has attracted many more researchers, enabled multi-national …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Health and Medical Dimensions of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling A …
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€77.03
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Assessment of the Available Scientific Data Regarding the Safety and Effectiveness of Ingredients Used in Compounded Topical Pain Creams: Compounded Topical Pain Creams
Pain is both a symptom and a disease. It manifests in multiple forms and its treatment is complex. Physical, social, economic, and emotional consequences of pain can impair an individual’s overall he …
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€89.82
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Key Policy Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Care for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Behavioral health and substance use disorders affect approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population. Of those with a substance use disorder, approximately 60 percent also have a mental health disord …
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€57.90
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Regenerative Medicine: Exploring Novel Clinical Trial Designs for Gene-Based Therapies
Recognizing the potential design complexities and ethical issues associated with clinical trials for gene therapies, the Forum on Regenerative Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineer …
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€52.30
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Exploring the Current Landscape of Consumer Genomics
Consumer genomics, encompassing both direct-to-consumer applications (i.e., genetic testing that is accessed by a consumer directly from a commercial company apart from a health care provider) and co …
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€58.46
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies: Crisis Standards of Care
In 2009 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) began to assess the need for better-defined medical and public health crisis standards of care (CSC) for catastrophic disasters and public health emergencies. …
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€32.00
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Assessment of the Use and Care of Dogs in Biomedical Research Funded by or Conducted at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Necessity, Use, and Care of Laboratory Dogs at the U.S. Department of Veterans
For many years, laboratory dogs have served as important animal models for biomedical research that has advanced human health. Conducted at the request of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) …
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€63.15
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Examination of Emerging Bioethical Issues in Biomedical Research
On February 26, 2020, the Board on Health Sciences Policy of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a 1-day public workshop in Washington, DC, to examine current and eme …
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€63.29
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Examining the State of the Science of Mammalian Embryo Model Systems
Because of the recent advances in embryo modeling techniques, and at the request of the Office of Science Policy in the Office of the Director at the National Institutes of Health, the National Acade …
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€62.87
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Building the Workforce We Need to Care for People with Serious Illness
The United States faces a significantly aging population as well as a growing share of the population that is living longer with multiple chronic conditions. To provide high-quality care to people of …
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€47.20
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Clinical Utility of Treating Patients with Compounded Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy: Clinical Utility of Compounded Bioidentical Hormone Therapy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved dozens of hormone therapy products for men and women, including estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and related compounds. These products ha …
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€83.96
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Reflections on Sharing Clinical Trial Data
On November 18 and 19, 2019, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a public workshop in Washington, DC, titled Sharing Clinical Trial Data: Challenges and a Way Forward …
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€70.23
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Role of Digital Health Technologies in Drug Development
On March 24, 2020, a 1-day public workshop titled The Role of Digital Health Technologies in Drug Development was convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This works …
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€70.93
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Best Practices for Assessing Mortality and Significant Morbidity Following Large-Scale Disasters: Framework for Assessing Mortality and Morbidity After Large-Scale Disasters
In the wake of a large-scale disaster, from the initial devastation through the long tail of recovery, protecting the health and well-being of the affected individuals and communities is paramount. A …
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€69.90
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Genomic Epidemiology Data Infrastructure Needs for SARS-CoV-2
In December 2019, new cases of severe pneumonia were first detected in Wuhan, China, and the cause was determined to be a novel beta coronavirus related to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS …
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€70.47
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine
In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the societal disruption it has brought, national governments and the international community have invested billions of dollars and …
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€70.69
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Caring for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care Settings
Behavioral health conditions, which include mental health and substance use disorders, affect approximately 20 percent of Americans. Of those with a substance use disorder, approximately 60 percent a …
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€57.61
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Environmental Neuroscience
Humans are potentially exposed to more than 80, 000 toxic chemicals in the environment, yet their impacts on brain health and disease are not well understood. The sheer number of these chemicals has …
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€47.50
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Current Issues in the Assessment of Respiratory Protective Devices for Occupational and Non-Occupational Uses
To address approaches to the respirator approval process in the current landscape for both occupational and non-occupational use of respirators, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and M …
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€70.89
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Temporomandibular Disorders
Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), are a set of more than 30 health disorders associated with both the temporomandibular joints and the muscles and tissues of the jaw. TMDs have a range of causes an …
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€83.60
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Challenges and Opportunities of Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning(ACP)has long been a staple of caring for people with serious illness. Over its history, it has been defined in different ways. Clinicians, researchers, patients, and the public …
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€32.00
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Space Radiation and Astronaut Health
Astronauts face unique health-related risks during crewed space missions, and longer-duration missions that extend to greater distances in our solar system (including to the Moon and Mars) will likel …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Novel Molecular Targets for Mood Disorders and Psychosis
Mood disorders – including depression and bipolar disorder – are common, disabling, and potentially lethal disorders, characterized by a shortened lifespan from comorbid medical illness and rising su …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Innovation in Drug Research and Development for Prevalent Chronic Diseases
Investment and innovation in drug research and development (RD) for highly prevalent chronic diseases has stalled in recent decades, despite half of all Americans living with at least one chronic dis …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Envisioning a Transformed Clinical Trials Enterprise for 2030
The evolution of health care is expanding the possibilities for integration of clinical research into the continuum of clinical care; new approaches are enabling the collection of data in real-world …
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€32.00
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Integrating Serious Illness Care into Primary Care Delivery
Approximately five percent of Medicare beneficiaries (2.2 million Americans) are living with serious illness, as are many other non-Medicare eligible individuals. This number is expected to grow rapi …
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€39.52
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Respiratory Protection for the Public and Workers Without Respiratory Protection Programs at Their Workplaces: Frameworks for Protecting Workers and the Public from Inhalation Hazards
Individuals in the United States and Americans abroad are exposed to inhalation hazards from a variety of sources, and these hazards can have both short- and long-term adverse effects on health. For …
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€70.59
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Regenerative Medicine: Understanding the Role of the Immune System in Improving Tissue Regeneration
The Forum on Regenerative Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a two-day virtual public workshop to address knowledge gaps in the understanding of promis …
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€42.36
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: From Molecular Insights to Patient Stratification for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
While significant progress has been seen in fields such as cardiovascular medicine and cancer in improving patient stratification and developing targeted drugs based on genetic findings, progress con …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Security of America’s Medical Product Supply Chain: Building Resilience into the Nation’s Medical Product Supply Chains
Over the past several decades, supply chain disruptions have repeatedly plagued the U.S. health care system, costing health care systems millions of dollars per year, threatening the clinical researc …
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€47.71
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Traumatic Brain Injury
Every community is affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI). Causes as diverse as falls, sports injuries, vehicle collisions, domestic violence, and military incidents can result in injuries across a …
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€51.36
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies: Evolving Crisis Standards of Care and Ongoing Lessons from COVID-19
Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) inform decisions on medical care during a large-scale crisis such as a pandemic or natural disaster, eliminating the need to make these decisions at the bedside without …
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€24.43
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Caring for People with Serious Illness
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted existing weaknesses in the United States health care system, while creating a new set of challenges related to caring for people with serious illness. The Nation …
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Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic & Board on Health Care Services: Methadone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Methadone is a Food and Drug Administration- (FDA-) approved medication for treating opioid use disorder (OUD), a chronic brain disease that affects more than 2.7 million people in the United States …
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€26.69
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Review of Fate, Exposure, and Effects of Sunscreens in Aquatic Environments and Implications for Sunscreen Usage and Human Health
Regular use of sunscreens has been shown to reduce the risk of sunburn and skin cancer, and slow photoaging of skin. Sunscreens can rinse off into water where people are swimming or wading, and can a …
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€62.92
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Exploring Psychedelics and Entactogens as Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders
Psychiatric illnesses – such as major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, substance use disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – are widely prevalent and represent a substantial health …
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€16.71
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Inclusion of Pregnant and Lactating Persons in Clinical Trials
Approximately 4 million pregnant people in the United States give birth annually, and 70 percent of these individuals take at least one prescription medication during their pregnancy. Yet, due to a n …
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€24.44
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Realizing the Potential of Genomics across the Continuum of Precision Health Care
The National Academies Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health, in collaboration with the National Cancer Policy Forum, hosted a public workshop that examined how genomic data are used in health …
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€21.84
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the State of the Science and Future Needs for Nonhuman Primate Model Systems: Nonhuman Primate Models in Biomedical Research
Nonhuman primates represent a small fraction of animals used in biomedical research, but they remain important research models due to their similarities to humans with respect to genetic makeup, anat …
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€47.54
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Population: Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research
Genetic and genomic information has become far more accessible, and research using human genetic data has grown exponentially over the past decade. Genetics and genomics research is now being conduct …
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Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Advancing Research on Understanding Environmental Effects of UV Filters from Sunscreens
Sunscreens and a variety of other products contain chemical ultraviolet (UV) filters that absorb or block the sun’s radiation and thereby help mitigate harms to human skin from the sun. The 2022 NASE …
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€23.05
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Exploring Sleep Disturbance in Central Nervous System Disorders
Chronic sleep disorders affect one in five Americans, and sleep deprivation costs significant U.S. GDP loss annually. Despite the indisputable biological importance of sleep, much remains unknown abo …
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€22.86
Board on Global Health & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Accelerating the Development and Uptake of Rapid Diagnostics to Address Antibiotic Resistance
The use and misuse of antibiotics contributes to the rise in drug-resistant bacteria – a serious and worsening threat to human health. The development and use of rapid point-of-care diagnostics in th …
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€24.13
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies: Future Planning for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Enterprise
COVID-19 has proven among the worst public health crises in a generation. Public health emergencies (PHE) have always been anticipated. Despite the growing field of PHE preparedness and planning sinc …
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€24.30
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Sponsor Influences on the Quality and Independence of Health Research
Governments, philanthropic organizations, and private industry fund human health and medical research. Various funding sources might bias research so that the results are more favorable to their agen …
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€24.32
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Personal Protective Equipment and Personal Protective Technology Product Standardization for a Resilient Public Health Supply Chain
The National Strategy for a Resilient Public Health Supply Chain lays out the U.S. government vision to protect the health and security of Americans by ensuring a supply chain for personal protective …
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€26.95
Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Potential Contribution of Cancer Genomics Information to Community Investigations of Unusual Patterns of Cancer
Where people live can affect their health because of location-specific exposure to chemicals and toxicants, lifestyle, diet, immune function development, and social and historical determinants of hea …
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€19.32
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury: Improving Systems of Follow-Up Care for Traumatic Brain Injury
The National Academies Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) hosted a hybrid public workshop in May 2023 to explore what is needed to better serve adult TBI patients who require follow-up care in sup …
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€21.75
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Multimodal Biomarkers for Central Nervous System Disorders
A key step towards reducing the burden of central nervous system (CNS) disorders is the identification of disease-specific biomarkers that can help predict, monitor, and guide treatment development. …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: In Vitro-Derived Human Gametes as a Reproductive Technology
Current assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) do not enable all prospective parents to have genetically related children. The National Academies Board on Health Scie …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Toward Equitable Innovation in Health and Medicine
Advances in biomedical science, data science, engineering, and technology are leading to high-pace innovation with potential to transform health and medicine. These innovations simultaneously raise i …
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Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Drug Research and Development for Adults Across the Older Age Span
There is a void in evidence-based information for making informed decisions on how to optimize care for older adults, particularly those 80 years and over. Because older adults are vastly underrepres …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Reviewing the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise: Ensuring an Effective Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise
The U.S. medical countermeasures (MCMs) enterprise is interconnected, complex, and dynamic. It includes public and private entities that develop and manufacture new and existing MCMs, ensure procurem …
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Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Early Interventions for Psychosis
Studies show that people commonly have psychotic symptoms for over a year before receiving treatment. Reducing this duration is critical, because early treatment is strongly associated with better ou …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Defining and Evaluating In-Home Drug Disposal Systems For Opioid Analgesics
The proper disposal of unused or expired prescription drugs, particularly controlled substances such as opioids, may help to prevent serious risk of nonmedical use or overdose. In June 2023, the Nati …
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Board on Global Health & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Toward a Common Research Agenda in Infection-Associated Chronic Illnesses
The National Academies Forum on Microbial Threats and Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders hosted a hybrid public workshop in June 2023 to explore opportunities to advance research and …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury: Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury
The National Academies Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) convened a workshop in September 2022 to explore biomarkers used to more precisely and objectively diagnose and categorize suspected TBIs. …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Life Sciences: Charting a Future for Sequencing RNA and Its Modifications
Concerted efforts to deepen understanding of RNA modifications and their role in living systems hold the potential to advance human health, improve crop yields, and address other pressing societal ch …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Advancing Clinical Research with Pregnant and Lactating Populations
Congress called on the National Academies to convene a committee to examine the real and perceived risks of liability arising from research conducted with pregnant and lactating women. The resulting …
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Board on Global Health & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Future State of Smallpox Medical Countermeasures
At the request of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, the National Academies convened a committee to examine lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and mpox multi-country …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Exploring the Adoption of Implantable Brain Stimulation into Standard of Care for Central Nervous System Disorders
Implantable brain stimulation has had a profound impact on neuroscience research and the treatment of central nervous system disorders by allowing physicians to directly intervene in the pathological …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Preparing the Future Workforce in Drug Research and Development
Despite advances over the past several decades, the clinical trials enterprise has struggled to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse U.S. population. To help address this issue, a 2023 National …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders: Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis and treatment among adults has increased over the past decade in the U.S. and globally. Evidence suggests adults with ADHD may be more likely …
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Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Strategies and Interventions to Reduce Suicide
The persistent trends in suicide necessitate action among mental health care providers and payers, researchers, and community leaders. Health care settings provide an important opportunity for suicid …
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Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Essential Health Care Services Addressing Intimate Partner Violence
A National Academies committee was tasked with identifying essential health care services for women related to intimate partner violence (IPV) during steady state conditions, determining whether the …
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Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Addressing Treatment Resistance in the Development of Cancer Immune Modulator Therapeutics
The use of immune modulator therapeutics, a type of immunotherapy enhancing the body immune system response to cancer, was perceived as the beginning of a new era in cancer care. While still importan …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury: Data Integration in Learning Health Care Systems for Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) affect millions of Americans each year, causing symptoms that can be debilitating and long-lasting and resulting in physical, cognitive, emotional, and financial ramifi …
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Board on Health Sciences Policy & Health and Medicine Division: Reusable Health Care Textiles for Use in Personal Protective Equipment
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a critical part of infection prevention and health care worker (HCW) protection. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed gaps in the ability of health care systems to en …
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Board on Global Health & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Long COVID Definition
The lack of a clear and consistent definition for Long COVID presents challenges for policymakers, researchers, public health professionals, clinicians, support services, and patients. As such, the A …
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Board on Health Care Services & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Optimizing Public-Private Partnerships for Clinical Cancer Research
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are collaborations among public and private entities (e.g., government agencies, research institutions, nonprofit organizations, and industry organizations) that br …
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