The next administration should empower patients as partners in managing of their health data and tissue samples.
There has been a surge of public interest in the drug fluvoxamine as a potential treatment for individuals with mild COVID-19, and Congressional offices are receiving many questions about the possibility of using the drug to counter COVID-19 from constituents. This brief outlines what is known to date about fluvoxamine in the context of the […]
The Federal Government should build critical technology infrastructure that will facilitate expansion and use of telehealth for veterans.
The next administration should control drug costs through an evidence-based approach to optimizing drug dosing and improving outcomes.
The next administration should ensure equitable recovery and economic mobility by promoting evidence-based decision-making across agencies.
Establish a cabinet-level Presidential Task Force on Lead Poisoning Prevention and Healthy Housing to eliminate lead poisoning.
U.S. disaster policy emphasizes recovery rather than prevention. The Federal Government must overhaul disaster policy to eliminate devastating billion-dollar disasters.
An approach to simplify and expand access to the BUILD program at the Department of Transportation.
The limited science and technology (S&T) resources available to policymakers in Congress and state legislatures have compounded the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. To help meet legislators’ S&T needs, the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) organized more than 60 specialists with expertise in all the different aspects of the pandemic to serve on the COVID-19 Rapid Response Task […]
A Federal strategy to monitor and mitigate the major factors that contribute to emerging infectious disease to eliminate future pandemics.
Cycling for transportation is more popular than ever. Here’s how the federal government can support the biking boom and make cycling commutes safer and more affordable.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the crucial need for science to inform policy. This proposal identifies five key areas for action.