Author: Institute of Medicine

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

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

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

During natural disasters, disease pandemics, terrorist attacks, and other public health emergencies, the health system must be prepared to accommod...

Though cancer was once considered to be a problem primarily in wealthy nations, low- and middle-income countries now bear a majority share of the g...

Living independently and participating in one's community are priorities for many people. In many regions across the United States, there are progr...

Reducing the intake of sodium is an important public health goal for Americans. Since the 1970s, an array of public health interventions and nation...

As information technology becomes an integral part of health care, it is important to collect and analyze data in a way that makes the information ...

As past, current, or future patients, the public should be the health care system's unwavering focus and serve as change agents in its care. Taking...

Following the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the anthrax letters, the ability to detect biological threats as quickly as possible became a top p...

In an increasingly interconnected world, science and technology research often transects international boundaries and involves researchers from mul...

When disaster strikes, it rarely impacts just one jurisdiction. Many catastrophic disaster plans include support from neighboring jurisdictions tha...

Review of WIC Food Packages: An Evaluation of White Potatoes in the Cash Value Voucher assesses the impact of 2009 regulation to allow the purchase...

In January 2014, the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council, in collaboration with t...

The U.S. National Climate Assessment identified a number of ways in which climate change is affecting, and is likely to affect, people, infrastruct...

Spread, Scale, and Sustainability in Population Health is the summary of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Populatio...

The nurse workforce constitutes the largest sector of health professionals in the United States and includes individuals with varying educational b...

On July 9-10, 2014, the Institute of Medicine's Food Forum hosted a public workshop to explore emerging and rapidly developing research on relation...

Globalization of the food supply has created conditions favorable for the emergence, reemergence, and spread of food-borne pathogens-compounding th...

A long-held goal in oncology has been to develop therapies that target the specific abnormalities in each patient's cancer rather than simply treat...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for assuring that medical devices are safe and effective before they go on the market. As par...