The Institute of Medicine published a landmark report on necessary Clinical Preventive Services for Women as a charge from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010. The health reform legislation focused on preventive services as essential to improving our health care system, which has been centered on reacting to acute medical concerns and urgent […]
health care, IOM, preventive careInstitute of Medicine (US) Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice. Sex-Specific Reporting of Scientific Research: A Workshop Summary. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2012. THE EDITOR PERSPECTIVE: IMPLEMENTING JOURNAL EDITORIAL POLICIES Editorial Policy-Making by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute: Trailblazing the Way on Sex-Specific Reporting Barnett Kramer, editor-in-chief of JNCI, 6 […]
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Over the past decade, we’ve heard near daily promises about the benefits of vitamin D and calcium while the amounts necessary to promote health remain elusive. To help clarify these issues, the Institute of Medicine assessed the data amassed on health outcomes associated with calcium and vitamin D since as well as reviewing the recommended […]
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To achieve optimal health, it is in the nation’s best interest to consider sex and gender differences in all relevant research, and to apply findings in clinical practice, according to the Institute Of Medicine (IOM) Report on Women’s Health Research: Progress, Pitfalls and Promise, published in 2010. The findings support the need to bring sex and […]
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