Biomedical Science and Research
by Jenna Ogilvie | Sep 10, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction In April 2017, the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop titled The Challenge of Treating Obesity and Overweight with the objective of exploring what is known about current...
by Laura DeStefano | Mar 19, 2018 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Emerging Opportunities for Digital Health Digital health technologies have emerged in recent years, providing opportunities for engaging with consumers and integrating with the health care system to realize precision medicine, defined as “an evidence-based...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 9, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
ABSTRACT | Climbing costs and lengthy time frames of clinical trials are significant bottlenecks in medical product development. Despite the fact that scientific discoveries yield many new possible targets for developing into therapies, the capacity and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 31, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Antimicrobial Usage and Interventions: A Brief History from 1950 to the Present Antimicrobials for veterinary purposes came on the market in the 1950s, followed shortly by antimicrobial growth promoters (AGPs), because of their growth-enhancing effects to...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 31, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The antibiotic resistance problem is caused by the evolution and transfer of genes that confer resistance to medically important antibiotics into human pathogens. The acquisition of such resistance genes by pathogens complicates disease treatment, increases...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 23, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Recent advances in cell biology and genetic engineering have changed the way we think about medicine. Indeed, we are witnessing a potential shift from the traditional paradigm of health care to one with greater focus on the possibility of regenerative and...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jun 12, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
This paper originally appeared in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2017) 4:317-321. Reprinted by permission. The current state of diversity within the United States medical workforce does not reflect representative numbers of the...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Mar 17, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Over the past 50-60 years, biomedical science and technology in the United States have advanced at a remarkable pace, allowing Americans to live longer, healthier lives. And while we have gained tremendous benefit from continuous...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 4, 2017 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
The Global Strategy for Health Workforce 2030 (WHO, 2016) outlines a set of milestones and strategies to expand and strengthen the health workforce that could better position countries to achieve universal health coverage and relevant sustainable development goals...
by Jenna Ogilvie | Oct 24, 2016 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Our perspective is grounded in the proposition that health equity should be central or more significant than any other concern, principle, criterion, or value when prioritizing a national scientific agenda, setting care goals, organizing research and...
