Author: Institute of Medicine

Recent outbreaks of illnesses traced to contaminated sprouts and lettuce illustrate the holes that exist in the system for monitoring problems and ...

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

The twentieth century witnessed an era of unprecedented, large-scale, anthropogenic changes to the natural environment. Understanding how environme...

Despite spending far more on medical care than any other nation and despite having seen a century of unparalleled improvement in population health ...

The Cost of Inaction for Young Children Globally is the summary of a workshop hosted by the Institute of Medicine Forum on Investing in Young Child...

Every day in the United States, children and adolescents are victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. These are not only ille...

Over the last three decades, researchers have made remarkable progress in creating and testing family-focused programs aimed at fostering the cogni...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a screening tool called the Listing of Impairments to identify claimants who are so severely impaired...

More than 200,000 people in the United States living with HIV/AIDS do not know they are infected. The Institute of Medicine's Committee on HIV Scre...

The National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has played an integral role in cancer research and in ...

Each year, child protective services receive reports of child abuse and neglect involving six million children, and many more go unreported. The lo...

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

Every day in the United States, children and adolescents are victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. Despite the serious and...

In an era of promising advances in cancer research, there are considerable and even alarming gaps in the fundamental knowledge and understanding of...

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

Speech and language are central to the human experience; they are the vital means by which people convey and receive knowledge, thoughts, feelings,...

Medicare, the world's single largest health insurance program, covers more than 47 million Americans. Although it is a national program, it adjusts...

Recent research suggests that obesity and excess weight can play a prominent role in the incidence and progression of various cancers. Obesity resu...

As the U.S. health care system continues to evolve, the role of nurses also needs to evolve. Nurses must strike a delicate balance among advancing ...

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) afflict more than 1.4 billion people, many of whom live on less than $1.25 a day. While there are effective ways...

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....

Improving our nation's healthcare system is a challenge which, because of its scale and complexity, requires a creative approach and input from man...

The Future of Nursing explores how nurses' roles, responsibilities, and education should change significantly to meet the increased demand for car...