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Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Receives Lienhard Award; Spero M. Manson Receives Sarnat Prize
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Receives Lienhard Award From National Academy of Medicine for Leadership to Improve the Health of All Americans The National Academy of Medicine today announced Risa Lavizzo-Mourey is the recipient of the 2021 Gustav O. Lienhard Award for...
New Discussion Paper Urges Health Care Quality and Safety Initiatives to Center Health Equity
A new individually authored discussion paper in NAM Perspectives — the digital periodical of the National Academy of Medicine — published September 15, 2021 identifies health equity as the area of most urgent and cross-cutting concern for health care quality...
National Academy of Medicine Announces 10 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the 2021 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholars. These individuals are early- to mid-career professionals from a wide range of health-related fields, from emergency medicine and health economics to...
National Academy of Medicine Names Five NAM Fellows for 2021
The National Academy of Medicine has selected five outstanding health professionals for the class of 2021 NAM Fellowships. The fellows were chosen based on their professional qualifications and accomplishments, reputations as scholars, and the relevance of their...
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Identifying Credible Sources of Health Information in Social Media: Principles and Attributes
People seek and receive health information from a wide variety of sources. Increasing numbers of Americans have turned to internet sources for health and medical information in recent years, with approximately 3 out of 4 searching for health information online today.
The authors of a new NAM Perspectives discussion paper developed a set of initial principles and attributes that could inform social media platforms’ identification and possible elevation of credible sources of health information.
