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The National Academies National Cancer Policy Forum hosted a Summer 2022 workshop to explore the current state of knowle......more

An empowering, soul-baring personal account and guide from a two-time cancer survivor and healthcare disrupter that show......more

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The National Academies Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a virtual public workshop in June 2022 to expl......more

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A firsthand look at how policies and legal doctrines affect families living in low-income urban neighborhoods. In Dispar......more

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"The Effluent Eye argues for the decolonization of human rights, attributing their failure not simply to state and insti......more

"The Effluent Eye argues for the decolonization of human rights, attributing their failure not simply to state and insti......more

Advances in biomedical science, data science, engineering, and technology are leading to high-pace innovation with poten......more

Current assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) do not enable all prospective parents to......more

Pediatric subspecialists are critical to ensuring quality care and pursuing research to improve prevention, diagnosis, a......more

This book provides the first in-depth study of healthcare reforms in post-communist Eastern Europe. Combining insights f......more

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Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic global healthcare services faced the need to reshape healthcare delivery models in o......more

Health Promotion: The Basics introduces not only the fundamental theories and key concepts within this important area of......more

Health Promotion: The Basics introduces the fundamental theories and key concepts within this important area of health a......more

The virus that changed how we think about cancer and its culprits--and the vaccine that changed how we talk about sex an......more

Understanding the causes of anemia is critical to inform appropriate strategies to prevent and treat anemia, particularl......more

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This book explores the shifting nature of physician-patient relationship in China. Specifically, it takes the physician-......more

This edited collection offers interdisciplinary perspectives on some of the key health challenges faced by individuals, ......more

Originally published in 1981 and then as a second edition, revised and updated in 1983 and now with a new Preface by Ian......more

Detailing how Australia’s Therapeutics Goods Administration conducted horizon scanning for new vaccines during the pande......more

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-ND licence. This book explores the concept of public trust in health sys......more

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Consequences of natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a cumulative toll on the health and well-being of......more

A surprising look at how hospitals affect and are affected by their surrounding communities. An enduring paradox of urba......more

Examining trans- healthcare as a key site through which struggles for health and justice take shape Over the past two de......more

A key step towards reducing the burden of central nervous system (CNS) disorders is the identification of disease-specif......more

Despite the integral contribution of oral health to general health status, it continues to be treated as a marginalized ......more

Delivery of high-quality behavioral health (BH) care is essential to the readiness of the U.S. armed forces and their fa......more

The National Academies Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education hosted a Fall 2022 workshop series to......more

This textbook explores issues central to the provision of recovery-orientated care based on ethical principles and human......more

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Have you ever wondered what it takes to develop life-saving treatments? Spanning three decades, this captivating narrati......more

On May 23, 2023, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Senso......more

Racially and ethnically minoritized populations and tribal communities often face preventable inequities in health outco......more

How the West African Ebola epidemic was transformed from an urgent and distant tragedy into an existential threat to Ame......more

"The two of us decided to write Health Communication Fundamentals: Planning, Implementation and Evaluation in Public Hea......more

Where people live can affect their health because of location-specific exposure to chemicals and toxicants, lifestyle, d......more

A timely, insider account of an important and controversial step in British Columbia’s strategic effort to respond to th......more

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides health care and other benefits to eligible veterans with physical and m......more

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In the profound pages of "From Silence to Strength: Empowering Communities Through Advocacy," readers embark on a transf......more

The first quarter of the 21st century introduced the world to rapid uncertainty, be it the social-political and financia......more

The first quarter of the 21st century introduced the world to rapid uncertainty, be it the social-political and financia......more

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK** The definitive story of COVID-19 and how global politics sh......more

This book explores the unparalleled adversities and strain that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused on the social and econo......more

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This book explores how professionals and policymakers in mental and physical health care can use lessons from the COVID ......more

This book explores how professionals and policymakers in mental and physical health care can use lessons from the COVID ......more

This book discusses the application of different machine learning techniques to the sub-concepts of smart cities such as......more