Author: Institute of Medicine

The Food Forum convened a public workshop on February 22-23, 2012, to explore current and emerging knowledge of the human microbiome, its role in h...

At the request of NASA, an IOM committee reviewed NASA Human Research Program's (HRP's) Scientific Merit Assessment Processes for directed research...

Ensuring that the food provided to children in schools is consistent with current dietary recommendations is an important national focus. Various l...

Modern transportation allows people, animals, and plantsand the pathogens they carryto travel more easily than ever before. The ease and speed of t...

Tuberculosis (TB) kills approximately 4,500 people worldwide every day. While most cases of TB can be treated with antibiotics, some strains have d...

During public health emergencies such as pandemic influenza outbreaks or terrorist attacks, effective vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, and other medic...

The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program has played a key role in developing new and improved cancer therapi...

The globalization of science, engineering, and medical research is proceeding rapidly. The globalization of research has important implications for...

Interim Report of the Committee on Geographic Variation in Health Care Spending and Promotion of High-Value Health Care: Preliminary Committee Obse...

As of December 2012, Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in Iraq have resulted in the deployment of a...

In 2007 and 2008, the world witnessed a dramatic increase in food prices. The global financial crisis that began in 2008 compounded the burden of h...

Despite the many basic research discoveries in genetics, relatively few gene-based treatments, drugs, or preventative measures have been developed....

Health literacy has been shown to affect health outcomes. The use of preventive services improves health and prevents costly health care expenditur...

The global epidemic of hepatitis B and C is a serious public health problem. Hepatitis B and C are the major causes of chronic liver disease and li...

In the face of so many daunting near-term challenges, U.S. government and industry are letting the crucial strategic issues of U.S. competitiveness...

Hypertension is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, affecting nearly one in three Americans. It is prevalent in adults and end...

America's research universities have undergone striking change in recent decades, as have many aspects of the society that surrounds them. This cha...

For the first time in decades, promising news has emerged regarding efforts to curb the obesity crisis in the United States. Obesity rates have fal...

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 ...

Founded during the Civil War as the Army Medical Museum, the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) amassed the world's largest collection of h...

Innovation has been a major engine of American economic and societal progress. It has increased per capita income more than sevenfold since the 19t...

Measuring the Risks and Causes of Premature Death is the summary of two workshops conducted by The Committee on Population of the National Research...

SMART VaccinesStrategic Multi-Attribute Ranking Tool for Vaccinesis a prioritization software tool developed by the Institute of Medicine that util...

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)....

Organizational Change to Improve Health Literacy is the summary of a workshop convened in April 2013 by the Institute of Medicine Board on Populati...

To examine the science, policy, and practice surrounding supporting family and community investments in young children globally and children in acu...

Like many other industries, health care is increasingly turning to digital information and the use of electronic resources. The Institute of Medici...

Medicare is the largest health insurer in the United States, providing coverage for 39 million people aged 65 and older and 8 million people with d...

The U.S. food system provides many benefits, not the least of which is a safe, nutritious and consistent food supply. However, the same system also...

Despite having the costliest medical care delivery system in the world, Americans are not particularly healthy. Recent international comparisons sh...

In 2010 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended a framework for the evaluation of biomarkers in the chronic disease setting. Published in the b...

Beginning with the germ theory of disease in the 19th century and extending through most of the 20th century, microbes were believed to live their ...

At the turn of the 21st century, several important reports and events designed to raise awareness of health disparities and to describe initial eff...

As the public health threat of childhood obesity has become clear, the issue has become the focus of local, state, and national initiatives. Many o...

The leading challenges in public healthranging from rising obesity rates to the fast-growing population of older adultsare complex and cannot be so...

From Neurons to Neighborhoods: An Update: Workshop Summary is based on the original study From Neurons to Neighborhoods: Early Childhood Developmen...

At the request of Congress, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) will evaluate U.S. global programs to address HIV/AIDS. This book outlines the IOM's st...

Access to oral health care is essential to promoting and maintaining overall health and well-being, yet only half of the population visits a dentis...

A 2010 IOM report, Promoting Cardiovascular Health in the Developing World, found that not only is it possible to reduce the burden of cardiovascul...

With the responsibility to ensure the safety of food, drugs, and other products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces decisions that m...

Adolescence is a time when youth make decisions, both good and bad, that have consequences for the rest of their lives. Some of these decisions put...

Violence against women and children is a serious public health concern, with costs at multiple levels of society. Although violence is a threat to ...

Years of using, misusing, and overusing antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant 'superbugs.' The ...

Cardiac arrest can strike a seemingly healthy individual of any age, race, ethnicity, or gender at any time in any location, often without warning....

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

Ensuring that members of society are healthy and reaching their full potential requires the prevention of disease and injury; the promotion of heal...