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by Samantha Phillips | Jun 3, 2021 | News
Following the National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM) announcement in February 2021 of the extension of its Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience (Clinician Well-Being Collaborative) through 2022, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joins the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 26, 2021 | 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 9 sectors of health, health care, and biomedical research to review how each sector responded to COVID-19,...
by Jenna Ogilvie | May 25, 2021 | News
Washington, DC – An expert panel convened by the National Academy of Medicine’s Leadership Consortium for a Value & Science-Driven Health System has published a communication proposing priority opportunities for CMS’ Center for Medicare & Medicaid...
by Radhika Hira | May 21, 2021 | News
Today, the Global Health Summit Scientific Expert Panel, established by the G20 and European Commission, co-chaired by NAM president Victor J. Dzau, presented key recommendations and characteristics of effective systems for health threat prevention, preparedness, and...
by Talia Lewis | May 13, 2021 | News
The Best Time to Address Crisis Standards of Care Issues Is Now Although the late winter wave of COVID-19 in the United States seems to have crested, the emergence of variant strains and ongoing questions about immunity and vulnerability leave open the real...
by Laura DeStefano | Apr 13, 2021 | News
Washington, DC — The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has published a letter addressed to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Jeffrey Zients, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, urging the Biden...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Apr 7, 2021 | News
In response to the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the American health system, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) convened experts in nine sectors of health, health care, and biomedical research to review how each sector was impacted by COVID-19, identify...
by Talia Lewis | Mar 30, 2021 | News
In a new video released today, Black members of the National Academy of Medicine are urging Black Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them. The members initially made their case encouraging Black Americans to get vaccinated in a New York...
by Samantha Phillips | Mar 30, 2021 | News
In the face of ongoing structural barriers that have a direct and negative impact on health, disproportionate outcomes for people of color related to COVID-19, and increased national dialogue around racial injustice, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) is pleased...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 25, 2021 | News
The National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM) Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic is pleased to announce the continuation of its work through the end of 2022. Focusing on reversing the trends of the opioid epidemic is more vital than ever, as...
