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Extraordinary Engineering Impacts on Society
On August 18-19, 2022, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) held a symposium to explore how support of fundamental engineering and engineering education research by the …
Global Technology
Engineers know what they mean by the word technology. They mean the things engineers conceive, design, build, and deploy. But what does the word global in the phrase global …
Economics of Genomic Medicine
The sequencing of the human genome and the identification of links between specific genetic variants and diseases have led to tremendous excitement over the potential of genomics …
Ensuring Quality and Accessible Care for Children with Disabilities and Complex Health and Educational Needs
Children with disabilities and complex medical and educational needs present a special challenge for policy makers and practitioners. These children exhibit tremendous …
Opportunities to Promote Children's Behavioral Health
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was signed into law in 2010, has several provisions that could greatly improve the behavioral health of children and …
Drug Repurposing and Repositioning
Drug development can be time-consuming and expensive. Recent estimates suggest that, on average, it takes 10 years and at least $1 billion to bring a drug to market. Given the time …
Current State of Obesity Solutions in the United States
For the first time in decades, promising news has emerged regarding efforts to curb the obesity crisis in the United States. Obesity rates have fallen among low-income children in …
Achieving Health Equity via the Affordable Care Act
Since its creation by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2007, the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities has been fostering …
Accelerating the Development of Biomarkers for Drug Safety
Biomarkers can be defined as indicators of any biologic state, and they are central to the future of medicine. As the cost of developing drugs has risen in recent years, reducing …
Economics of Genomic Medicine
The sequencing of the human genome and the identification of links between specific genetic variants and diseases have led to tremendous excitement over the potential of genomics …
Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care
The rapid growth of home health care has raised many unsolved issues and will have consequences that are far too broad for any one group to analyze in their entirety. Yet a major …
Integrating Oral and General Health Through Health Literacy Practices
Oral health care and medical health care both seek to maintain and enhance human health and well-being. Yet, dentistry and primary care in the United States are largely separated …