Author: Engineering

Hepatitis B and C cause most cases of hepatitis in the United States and the world. The two diseases account for about a million deaths a year and ...

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships, and was established in 19...

The proliferation of consumer-facing technology and personal health information technology has grown steadily over the past decade, and has certain...

Pathogens transmitted among humans, animals, or plants by insects and arthropod vectors have been responsible for significant morbidity and mortali...

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

In recent years, the U.S. federal government has invested approximately $463 billion annually in interventions that affect the overall health and w...

The U.S. Department of State charged the Academies with the task of producing a protocol for development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) th...

In recent years, the field of oncology has witnessed a number of technological advances, including more precise radiation therapy and minimally inv...

There are approximately 4,000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, p...

Gulf Coast communities and natural resources suffered extensive direct and indirect damage as a result of the largest accidental oil spill in US hi...

In February 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop to explore options for expanding the Substance Abus...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is recognized worldwide as a major cause of disability, morbidity, and mortality. According to the World Health Org...

The aging and evolving racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. population has the United States in the midst of a profound demographic shift and ...

Reliable and valid forensic science analytic techniques are critical to a credible, fair, and evidence-based criminal justice system. There is wide...

The Department of Commerce operates two telecommunications research laboratories located at the Department of Commerce's Boulder, Colorado, campus:...

Immunotherapy is a form of cancer therapy that harnesses the body's immune system to destroy cancer cells. In recent years, immunotherapies have be...

Older adults are a growing demographic group in the United States, and a range of physical, social, financial, and cultural factors affect their nu...

Passenger screening at commercial airports in the United States has gone through significant changes since the events of September 11, 2001. In res...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was signed into law in 2010, has several provisions that could greatly improve the beha...

The public health burden from lung cancer is substantial: it is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related d...

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is an interagency program, established by the Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990, mandated ...