Transforming Human Health: Celebrating 50 Years of Discovery and Progress (2022)
Chapter: DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
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DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
“Science has stepped up to provide humankind with truly hopeful gifts: COVID-19 vaccines. It’s hard to put into words just how remarkable these accomplishments are in the history of science.”
—Francis S. Collins, Former Director of the National Institutes of Health and NAM/NAS Member
Cardiovascular Disease
Defining Cardiovascular Risk Factors
The Discovery of Lifesaving Drugs
Cholesterol and Heart Disease
Cardiac Imaging
Balloons to Expand Arteries
Scaffolding for Cardiac Vessels
The Discovery of PCSK9 Inhibitors
Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease
The Hereditary Risk of Stroke
Precision Medicine for Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Regeneration
HIV and AIDS
An Emergent Epidemic
Settling on a Name
Identifying the Virus
Mobilizing a Response
Expanding Access: Treatments and Regulations
Federal Support
Nearly Two Decades Later, Some Victories, and Significant Setbacks
Coordinating Efforts to Control the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Treatments Offer Hope
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Cancers
Genetic Insights into the Mechanisms of Cancers
Support for Cancer Research
Imaging Cancerous Tumors
The First Targeted Cancer Therapy
Discovery of the HER2 Breast Cancer Gene
Genes Involved in Cancers
Increased Survival of Prostate Cancer Patients
Mounting an Immune Response to Cancer
Reducing the Toll of Cancer
Mental Health
Grassroots Support for Mental Health
Passage of the Mental Health Systems Act
Understanding Schizophrenia Through Brain Imaging
Antidepressant Drug Advances
The Benefits of Family Psychoeducation
Specialty Care for Psychosis
Cognitive Therapy for Depression and Anxiety
Accelerating Mental Health Care and Research
Mental Health in the Army
Countering Clinician Burnout
Other Non-Communicable Diseases
Improving Insulin Safety and Access
Progress in Treating Obstructive Lung Disease
Understanding the Lasting Effects of Trauma
Increasing Kidney Patients’ Opportunities to Remain Healthy
Asthma Over the Years
Preventing and Reducing Tobacco Use
Bringing the Attention of the World to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Addressing Disease Risk Around the Globe
Adjusting Modifiable Behaviors to Address Global Death Inequities
Infectious Diseases
Identification of the Ebola Virus
World Declared Free from Smallpox
Widespread Measles Vaccination
The Largest Waterborne Outbreak in American History
Progress Toward Eliminating River Blindness
Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Eliminating Rubella
A Global Push to Eradicate Tuberculosis
Whooping Cough Vaccination for Pregnant Women
Stemming a Major Ebola Outbreak
Dealing with a Modern Pandemic
