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Cancer is the second leading cause of death among adults in the United States after heart disease. However, improvements in cancer treatment and ea...

Digital health encompasses a broad array of tools and strategies with the goals of advancing research, increasing health care access and quality, a...

From 1962 to 1971, the U.S. military sprayed herbicides over Vietnam to strip the thick jungle canopy that could conceal opposition forces, to dest...

Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult populatio...

On December 3, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop, hosted by New York University (NYU) Langone...

As the largest generation in U.S. history - the population born in the two decades immediately following World War II - enters the age of risk for ...

The past century has witnessed remarkable advances in life expectancy in the United States and throughout the world. In 2010, however, progress in ...

Federal laboratories play a unique role in the U.S. economy. Research and development conducted at these labs has contributed to the advancement or...

Commercially significant amounts of crude oil and natural gas lie under the continental shelf of the United States. Advances in locating deposits, ...

Careers in science, engineering, and medicine offer opportunities to advance knowledge, contribute to the well-being of communities, and support th...

To better understand the inequalities facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth and the promising interventions being use...

Since 2004, the U.S. government has supported the global response to HIV/AIDS through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The ...

Student wellbeing is foundational to academic success. One recent survey of postsecondary educators found that nearly 80 percent believed emotional...

On December 5, 2019, the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a wo...

Over the past century, the work of chemical engineers has helped transform societies and the lives of individuals, from the synthetic fertilizers t...

Influenza viruses, both seasonal and pandemic, have the potential to disrupt the health and well-being of populations around the world. The global ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the fragility of the global system of preparedness and response to pandemics and the fragmentation of our resea...

On June 13-14, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a multistakeholder workshop to examine the transitions ...

The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides disability benefits through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental...

High-entropy materials, ultra-strong molecules, and nanoelectronics have become a focus of active research because of their unique potential and ap...

The opioid overdose epidemic combined with the need to reduce the burden of acute pain poses a public health challenge. To address how evidence-bas...

Human trafficking has many names and can take many forms - pimp control, commercial sex, exploitation, forced labor, modern slavery, child labor, a...

Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather informatio...

Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather informatio...

Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather informatio...

Opioid use and infectious diseases are intertwined epidemics. Despite the fact that the United States is more than two decades into the opioid cris...

Almost 25 years have passed since the Demography of Aging (1994) was published by the National Research Council. Future Directions for the Demograp...

Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are a type of unconventional explosive weapon that can be deployed in a variety of ways, and can cause loss of ...

The increasingly diverse ethnic composition of the United States population has created a profound and ongoing demographic shift, and public health...

The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), provides foreign assistance and supp...

This Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes the presentations and discussions at the Workshop on Improving Consent and Response in Longitudinal Studi...

The field of health literacy has evolved from one focused on individuals to one that recognizes that health literacy is multidimensional. While com...

Delivering high-quality cancer care to all patients presents numerous challenges, including difficulties with care coordination and access. Patient...

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) provides disability compensation to veterans with a service-connected injury, and to receive disability ...

The persistent trends in suicide necessitate action among mental health care providers and payers, researchers, and community leaders. Health care ...