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by Talia Lewis | Oct 19, 2020 | News
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes...
by Laura DeStefano | Oct 19, 2020 | News
Today during the 50th Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), president Victor J. Dzau presented the Academy’s first-ever Presidential Citation for Exemplary Leadership to Anthony S. Fauci, NAM member and director of the National Institute for...
by Talia Lewis | Oct 19, 2020 | News
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) honored three members today at its annual meeting for their outstanding service. The honorees are David Relman, Thomas C. and Joan M. Merigan Professor in Medicine and professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford...
by Talia Lewis | Oct 15, 2020 | News
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the launch of the NAM Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence program with funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. This new program, in partnership with the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS),...
by Talia Lewis | Oct 15, 2020 | News
More Than $7.7 Million in Prizes Awarded The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), together with seven global collaborators representing nearly 50 countries and territories, today announced the winners of the inaugural round of Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards. The...
by Radhika Hira | Oct 12, 2020 | News
(WASHINGTON, DC – October 12, 2020) – Mental illness is the leading cause of disability worldwide; 25 percent of the global population has a mental illness, and health care costs and lost productivity due to mental illness cost $3 trillion annually. Despite these...
by Radhika Hira | Oct 12, 2020 | News
(WASHINGTON, DC – October 12, 2020) – Globally, mental illness is the leading cause of disability; it affects approximately 1 billion people and has annual costs of about $3 trillion. Unfortunately, significant investment has not been made to address barriers to care...
by Talia Lewis | Oct 7, 2020 | News
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced today that they have awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for their work on the development of a method for genome editing. Doudna is a dual member of...
by Talia Lewis | Oct 5, 2020 | News
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced today that they have awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M. Rice for their contribution to the fight against blood-borne hepatitis, a...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 2, 2020 | News
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today released a consensus study recommending a four-phase framework to inform national and local guidelines for equitable COVID-19 vaccine allocation. Phase 1a, or the “jumpstart phase” of the framework...
