Commentary
by Madeleine Deye | Nov 29, 2023 | Commentary, Perspectives
Perched on the southern slope of the Himalayas, between two massive greenhouse gas–emitting countries—India and China—is Nepal. Nepal is a low-income, landlocked nation in South Asia and one of the nations that are most vulnerable to climate change because of its...
by Madeleine Deye | Nov 7, 2023 | Commentary, Perspectives
Why We Need to Strengthen Primary Care The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recognizes that effective primary care is essential for improving the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities and advancing health...
by Madeleine Deye | Jul 10, 2023 | Commentary, Perspectives
The United States has set the ambitious goal of eliminating hepatitis C (HCV) as a public health threat by 2030, a commitment that was reaffirmed at a recent White House summit (Raman, 2022). Central to this effort is broad access to timely and effective...
by Madeleine Deye | Jul 10, 2023 | Commentary, Perspectives
Across the globe, substantial deficits in nursing care delivery threaten outcomes for patients in diverse care settings, including acute care hospitals, long-term care, and home and community-based services. A March 2023 International Council of Nursing...
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...
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