National Academy of Medicine Launches Action Collaborative to Counter Opioid Epidemic; Public-Private Partnership Will Coordinate Initiatives Across Sectors to Drive Collective Solutions
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), in partnership with the Aspen Institute, launched a public-private partnership called the NAM Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic.
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COPD Heightens Deadly Lung Cancer Risk in Smokers
The largest-ever epidemiologic study of small cell lung cancer (SCLC)-is the first to look at how much COPD, a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe, increases smokers' risk of getting SCLC.
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Technique Aims to Restore Vision
In a proof-of-principle study, researchers developed retinal implants that can potentially deliver images to surviving neurons in the eye and restore vision.
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Allergens Widespread in Largest Study of U.S. Homes
Over 90 percent of homes had three or more detectable allergens.
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