Commentary
by Laura DeStefano | May 31, 2023 | Commentary, Perspectives
This commentary is adapted from commencement speeches delivered by Victor Dzau at the University of Pittsburgh and Tulane University. Graduates, as newly minted health care providers, researchers, and educators, you join thousands of others around the globe connected...
by Madeleine Deye | May 17, 2023 | Commentary, Perspectives
Payment for participation in research—especially clinical research—is a common practice, but researchers often find themselves working in a “black hole” regarding payment. There are no well-described standards for decision-making on payment amounts and forms of...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 27, 2023 | Commentary, Perspectives
Innovations in health care and medicine have been at the forefront of many of society’s biggest challenges. More than 50 years after the founding of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), now the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the COVID-19 pandemic has in many...
by Madeleine Deye | Feb 13, 2023 | Commentary, Perspectives
Surveying the landscape of primary care, the 2021 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: Rebuilding the Foundation of Health Care noted the disappointing lack of progress made on the...
by Madeleine Deye | Jan 17, 2023 | Commentary, Perspectives
The recent 50th anniversary (2020) of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) offered an opportunity to reflect on the breadth of studies that have addressed ways to enhance the health and well-being of children, youth, and families and, by extension, the health...
by Madeleine Deye | Nov 14, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives
Animals have been used as scientific research subjects since at least the 4th century BCE (Guerrini, 2003). Since then, there has been both support for and objections to that use. Some similarity between nonhuman animals and humans powers the arguments of both...
by Madeleine Deye | Sep 19, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives
The Clinical and Economic Impact of Obesity Obesity presents a formidable challenge to health care financing systems. According to the 2017-2018 National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES), rates of obesity among U.S. adults have now climbed to 42.8% (Hales...
by Madeleine Deye | Jun 13, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives
Introduction Leaders and practitioners across industries—including public health, health care, and clinical settings; local, state, and federal government agencies; and academic institutions—are asking hard questions about what it will take to achieve health equity....
by Madeleine Deye | Jun 13, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives
Introduction Health researchers, leaders in health care and public health, and funders have long valued the concept of community engagement, when residents authentically connect on issues or amplify their voices to drive policy decisions affecting the health and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 9, 2022 | Commentary, Perspectives
As the Home Secretary and President of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (The NAM’s Home Secretary is responsible for overseeing NAM member elections, interest groups, and other member engagement activities. The Home Secretary is elected by NAM membership...
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