Biomedical Science and Research

Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Health Settings Outside the Hospital and Clinic

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 30, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  The health care ecosystem is witnessing a surge of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technologies and products that can potentially augment care delivery outside of hospital and clinic settings. These tools can be used to conduct remote monitoring, support...

Maternal Mental Health: Where Should Our Research and Policy Priorities Be?

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 23, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives

  In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health care has become an increasingly important topic in light of the cumulative stressors of social isolation, economic insecurity, anxiety and fears of infection, financial hardship, and the potential loss of...

What Happens After Disease X: Using One Health to Prevent the Next Pandemic

by Jenna Ogilvie | Nov 9, 2020 | Commentary, Perspectives

  The National Academies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit our resource center >>     On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. This is the first time the world has seen a...

The American Opioid Epidemic in Special Populations: Five Examples

by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 26, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

    The United States is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis of prescription and illicit opioid misuse, use disorder, and overdose. In 2018, nearly 47,000 Americans died from an overdose involving opioids [174]. In 2018, 10.3 million people aged 12 years...

Best Practices, Research Gaps, and Future Priorities to Support Tapering Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Outpatient Settings

by Jenna Ogilvie | Aug 10, 2020 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

    Introduction Ensuring high-quality, respectful, and appropriate management of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) in the context of the US opioid crisis is a critical and complex endeavor. At the end of the twentieth century, opioids became the standard...