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by Laura DeStefano | Mar 15, 2022 | News
I have been watching with increasing sadness and alarm as health care facilities come under fire during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with devastating impacts on patients, civilians, and frontline workers. Earlier this week, the World Health Organization confirmed at...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 24, 2022 | News
The National Academy of Medicine remembers Sandra H. Matthews, a beloved colleague and friend, on the occasion of her passing on February 16, 2022. Mrs. Matthews supported three presidents throughout her tenure at the Institute of Medicine (IOM), in addition to...
by Laura DeStefano | Feb 24, 2022 | News
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are encouraging social media companies and other digital platforms to apply global principles for identifying credible sources of health information in their channels. The principles,...
by Laura DeStefano | Feb 22, 2022 | News
It was with deep personal sadness that I learned of Paul Farmer’s unexpected death on February 21, 2022, in Rwanda. Paul and I have been close friends and colleagues ever since he was a faculty member in the department of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in...
by Talia Lewis | Feb 16, 2022 | News
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the launch of the NAM Fellowship to Advance State Health Policy with funding from the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment at the Medical College of Wisconsin. This new program provides talented, early-career...
by Talia Lewis | Feb 9, 2022 | News
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the launch of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Fellowship with funding from the AAN. This new program provides talented, early-career health science scholars in nursing with the opportunity to experience and...
by Talia Lewis | Jan 26, 2022 | News
The National Academy of Sciences will honor 18 individuals with awards recognizing their extraordinary scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological, social, and medical sciences. These include 2 members of the National Academy of...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 18, 2022 | News
WASHINGTON – In response to the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the American health system, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has convened experts in nine sectors of health, health care, and biomedical research to review how each sector responded to COVID-19,...
by Radhika Hira | Jan 17, 2022 | News
With just a 2-page submission, applicants have the opportunity to win a $50k Catalyst Award, offering seed funding for their bold, innovative ideas to extend the human healthspan. In addition to Catalyst Award winners, other applicants who make it to the final round...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 11, 2022 | News
Sharing health data and information across stakeholder groups is the bedrock of a learning health system. As data and information are increasingly combined across various sources, their generative value to transform health, health care, and health equity increases...
