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Technological Approaches to Human Performance Enhancement

Nov 23, 2021

Human performance enhancement (HPE) will have implications for military and intelligence operations. A variety of HPE could be of potential military and intelligence operational value. What are some approaches to HPE?
Commentary

Global Health Data Sharing: The Case of China and the Two Coronavirus Pandemics

Nov 22, 2021

Tensions over the coronavirus seem to be prompting China to isolate itself in terms of data sharing. But the first coronavirus pandemic in 2003 actually helped open China to health collaborations with other countries. World leaders may be doing their citizens a disservice when they allow toxic geopolitics to undercut trust and international collaborations that took decades to build.

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Journal Article

Methods for Identifying Health Research Gaps, Needs, and Priorities: A Scoping Review

The purpose of this review is to characterize methods conducted or supported by research funding organizations to identify health research gaps, needs, or priorities.

Nov 10, 2021
Report

Methods for Identifying Health Research Gaps, Needs, and Priorities: A Scoping Review

This scoping review provides a roadmap of methods used for identifying health research gaps, establishing research needs, and determining research priorities.

Nov 8, 2021
Report

Work and health research funding review (2015—2020)

This report sets out the findings of a study funded by the Department of Health and Social Care to map the landscape of funding for research in work and health in the UK since 2015.

Oct 29, 2021
Infographic

Understanding the work and health research landscape

This infographic accompanies a report which sets out the findings of a study funded by the Department of Health and Social Care to map the landscape of funding for research in work and health in the UK since 2015.

Oct 29, 2021
Report

Translational Impacts of World Trade Center Health Program Research: A Mixed Methods Study

In this report, the authors describe the findings and recommendations of a four-year study of the World Trade Center Health Program's research portfolio and its translational impact. Recommendations are designed to help guide Program planning.

Oct 26, 2021
Report

Communicating research evidence to boards in health and care organisations: A scoping study

Boards in health and care organisations play a key role in the governance, strategy, direction and culture of an organisation. We conducted a scoping study on how health and care boards use research evidence and how this can be improved.

Sep 27, 2021
Journal Article

The Value of Consent for Biobanking

Biobanks facilitate large-scale tests of hypotheses that may advance health, but whether biobanking participants adequately comprehend the potential uses of their data should concern researchers and the public.

Sep 21, 2021
Journal Article

Narrative Review and Evidence Mapping: Proteomics for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

This report presents evidence supporting proteomic tests for cancer and cardiovascular disease currently approved in the United States and proteomic tests that may be available in the near term.

Aug 26, 2021
Journal Article

Narrative Review and Evidence Mapping: Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Care

Aside from areas related to medical imaging, the implementation of AI in health care is still in early stages. Notwithstanding concerns about potential risks, evaluation of current evidence found benefits associated with use of some AI applications.

Aug 26, 2021
Report

Health Services and Primary Care Research Study: Comprehensive Report

This report provides an independent assessment of the breadth, scope, and impact of health services and primary care research funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from FYs 2012 to 2018.

Jul 19, 2021
Commentary

The Pivotal Role of Remote Working in the Journey to Jab the Nation

Pulling the UK COVID-19 vaccination program together was an immense logistical and technical effort. Had it not been for the working practices mandated by the lockdown, it would have been even more difficult. What changed over the pandemic to allow this to happen?

May 13, 2021
Journal Article

An Evidence Map of Randomised Controlled Trials Evaluating Genetic Therapies

This evidence map provides a broad overview of the genetic therapies that have been evaluated in randomised controlled trials for efficacy and safety.

Mar 12, 2021
Report

Primary Care Productivity: Findings from the Literature and Perspectives from a Stakeholder Panel

To advance understanding of primary care clinic productivity, the authors reviewed relevant literature and convened stakeholders to explore definitions, identify relevant tools, and establish consensus on key aspects of primary care productivity.

Feb 17, 2021
Announcement

Dr. Raynard Kington—Physician, Academic and Former NIH Deputy Director—Named to RAND Board of Trustees

Dr. Raynard Kington, head of school at the Phillips Academy Andover, was elected to the RAND Corporation Board of Trustees.

Feb 16, 2021
Report

What Is the Value of Invention?

Inventions help people around the world live longer, healthier, and more-productive lives. The inventions of Lemelson-MIT Prize winners illustrate the scientific, technological, economic, and social effects that inventions can have on society.

Feb 11, 2021
Journal Article

Blood Transfusion in the Perioperative Period

Anemia is associated with perioperative mortality and morbidity, and blood transfusion exposes the patient to both infectious and noninfectious complications.

Dec 10, 2020
Article

The Internet of Bodies Will Change Everything, for Better or Worse

The rise of devices that connect the human body to the web is accelerating rapidly. This Internet of Bodies could revolutionize health care and improve our quality of life. But without appropriate guardrails, it could also jeopardize our most intimate personal information and introduce several ethical concerns.

Oct 29, 2020
Multimedia

What Is the Internet of Bodies?

RAND mathematician Mary Lee examines technologies that make up the Internet of Bodies (IoB); explores their benefits, risks, and ethical implications; surveys the regulatory landscape; and makes recommendations to balance IoB risks and rewards.

Oct 29, 2020

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