Among the many who serve in the United States Armed Forces and who are deployed to distant locations around the world, myriad health threats are encountered. In addition to those associated with the disruption of their home life and potential for combat, they may face distinctiv…
by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.),, Committee on Foreign Language Assessment for the U.S. Foreign Service Institute, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
"The United States is formally represented around the world by approximately 14,000 Foreign Service officers and other personnel in the U.S. Department of State. Roughly one-third of them are required to be proficient in the local languages of the countries to which they are pos…
by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Pain Management and Regulatory Strategies to Address Prescription Opioid Abuse, Bonnie, Richard J., Ford, Morgan A., Phillips, Jonathan K.
Drug overdose, driven largely by overdose related to the use of opioids, is now the leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States. The ongoing opioid crisis lies at the intersection of two public health challenges: reducing the burden of suffering from pain an…
by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Pain Management and Regulatory Strategies to Address Prescription Opioid Abuse, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Board on Health Sciences Policy
Drug overdose, driven largely by overdose related to the use of opioids, is now the leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States. The ongoing opioid crisis lies at the intersection of two public health challenges: reducing the burden of suffering from pain an…
Drug overdose, driven largely by overdose related to the use of opioids, is now the leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States. The ongoing opioid crisis lies at the intersection of two public health challenges: reducing the burden of suffering from pain an…
by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Diagnosing and Treating Adult Cancers, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Board on Health Care Services, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Health and Medicine Division
"Cancer is the second leading cause of death among adults in the United States after heart disease. However, improvements in cancer treatment and earlier detection are leading to growing numbers of cancer survivors. As the number of cancer survivors grows, there is increased int…
Cancer is the second leading cause of death among adults in the United States after heart disease. However, improvements in cancer treatment and earlier detection are leading to growing numbers of cancer survivors. As the number of cancer survivors grows, there is increased inte…
by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Intelligence Community Studies Board, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Technical Assessment of the Feasibility and Implications ofQuantum Computing
"Quantum mechanics, the subfield of physics that describes the behavior of very small (quantum) particles, provides the basis for a new paradigm of computing. First proposed in the 1980s as a way to improve computational modeling of quantum systems, the field of quantum computin…
by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Technical Assessment of the Feasibility and Implications of Quantum Computing, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Intelligence Community Studies Board, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
"Quantum mechanics, the subfield of physics that describes the behavior of very small (quantum) particles, provides the basis for a new paradigm of computing. First proposed in the 1980s as a way to improve computational modeling of quantum systems, the field of quantum computin…
by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Technical Assessment of the Feasibility and Implications of Quantum Computing, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Intelligence Community Studies Board
"Quantum mechanics, the subfield of physics that describes the behavior of very small (quantum) particles, provides the basis for a new paradigm of computing. First proposed in the 1980s as a way to improve computational modeling of quantum systems, the field of quantum computin…
by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Board on Health Care Services, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.), Committee on Improving the Quality of Health Care Globally, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Board on Global Health
"In 2015, building on the advances of the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations adopted Sustainable Development Goals that include an explicit commitment to achieve universal health coverage by 2030. However, enormous gaps remain between what is achievable in human he…
by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Revisiting Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Division on Earth and Life Studies
"Brucellosis is a nationally and internationally regulated disease of livestock with significant consequences for animal health, public health, and international trade. In cattle, the primary cause of brucellosis is Brucella abortus, a zoonotic bacterial pathogen that also affec…
"Brucellosis is a nationally and internationally regulated disease of livestock with significant consequences for animal health, public health, and international trade. In cattle, the primary cause of brucellosis is Brucella abortus, a zoonotic bacterial pathogen that also affec…