This article does not attempt to predict the potential policies that the new administration and Congress might pursue or how ...

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Expanding eligibility for MSPs is an important avenue to support health care affordability for older low-income adults, ...

In 2016, ahead of the US presidential election, the National Academy of Medicine launched the strategic initiative Vital Directions for Health and Health Care—a series of papers on critical areas of ...

Climate change is a public health crisis. It poses a present, fundamental threat to the food, air, water, and shelter of Americans. Climate events can induce disruptions to societies and stress ...

Efforts to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into health care have been under way for decades. Recently, rapid evolution in the development of AI technologies has provided new ...

Women’s health in the United States faces a complex array of challenges that demand urgent attention. Some challenges need immediate action to prevent further deaths, such as the dire rates of ...

Advances in the implementation of evidence-based public health measures have been instrumental in extending populations’ lifespan and “healthspan.” However, despite unprecedented medical ...

Despite many successes, the enterprise has limitations that must be addressed. A lack of a national strategic vision for biomedical research, fragmented funding and agenda setting, and siloed ...