Author: Board on Health Sciences Policy

Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), are a set of more than 30 health disorders associated with both the temporomandibular joints and the muscles an...

Consumer genomics, encompassing both direct-to-consumer applications (i.e., genetic testing that is accessed by a consumer directly from a commerci...

Drug overdose, driven largely by overdose related to the use of opioids, is now the leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United State...

On February 26, 2020, the Board on Health Sciences Policy of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a 1-day public wo...

Technological advances in noninvasive neuroimaging, neurophysiology, genome sequencing, and other methods together with rapid progress in computati...

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...

When communities face complex public health emergencies, state local, tribal, and territorial public health agencies must make difficult decisions ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 40 million people in the United States suffer from a serious illness th...

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 ...

The United States faces a significantly aging population as well as a growing share of the population that is living longer with multiple chronic c...

California and other wildfire-prone western states have experienced a substantial increase in the number and intensity of wildfires in recent years...

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 t...

At any one time, at least 30,000 people in the U.S. are living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a rapidly progressive, fatal neurological ...

Concerted efforts to deepen understanding of RNA modifications and their role in living systems hold the potential to advance human health, improve...

The lack of a clear and consistent definition for Long COVID presents challenges for policymakers, researchers, public health professionals, clinic...

A National Academies committee was tasked with identifying essential health care services for women related to intimate partner violence (IPV) duri...

When a nation or region prepares for public health emergencies such as a pandemic influenza, a large-scale earthquake, or any major disaster scenar...

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 ...

Individuals with disabilities, chronic conditions, and functional impairments need a range of services and supports to keep living independently. H...

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 ...

From its very beginning, neuroscience has been fundamentally interdisciplinary. As a result of rapid technological advances and the advent of large...

Influenza pandemics overwhelm health care systems with thousands or hundreds of thousands of sick patients, as well as those worried they may be si...

Catastrophic disasters occurring in 2011 in the United States and worldwidefrom the tornado in Joplin, Missouri, to the earthquake and tsunami in J...

The sequencing of the human genome and the identification of associations between specific genetic variants and diseases have led to an explosion o...

Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, and most do not have the resources to...

Knowing one's genetic disposition to a variety of diseases, including common chronic diseases, can benefit both the individual and society at large...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted existing weaknesses in the United States health care system, while creating a new set of challenges related t...

In 2006 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) established the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program, recognizing the need for ...

Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global public health emergencies....

The Workshop on Integrating New Measures of Trauma into the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Data Collection Pr...

Whether or not the United States has safe and effective medical countermeasuressuch as vaccines, drugs, and diagnostic toolsavailable for use durin...

Since the 2014 Ebola outbreak many public- and private-sector leaders have seen a need for improved management of global public health emergencies....

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 ...

Mitochondrial replacement techniques (MRTs) are designed to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) diseases from mother to child. Wh...

Millions of Americans of all ages face the challenge of living with serious illnesses such as advanced cancer, heart, or lung disease. Many people ...

The sequencing of the human genome and the identification of links between specific genetic variants and diseases have led to tremendous excitement...

Over the past decade, preparedness and response capacities of government agencies, hospitals and clinics, public health agencies, and academic rese...

The responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) range from preventing foreign and domestic terrorist attacks; securing the nation...

The workshop summarized in this report was organized as part of a study sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ...

After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and subsequent anthrax mailings, the U.S. government prioritized a biosurveillance strategy aimed a...

Societies around the world are concerned about dementia and the other forms of cognitive impairment that affect many older adults. We now know that...

Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent, costly, and disabling health conditions in the United States. Estimates show that more than 11 percent o...

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...

Palliative care is the interdisciplinary specialty focused on improving quality of life for people with serious illness and their families. This in...

The U.S. medical countermeasures (MCMs) enterprise is interconnected, complex, and dynamic. It includes public and private entities that develop an...