Advancing Ecotoxicology in the US Southern States

Advancing the 3Rs in regulatory ecotoxicology: A pragmatic cross-sector approach.

The ecotoxicity testing of chemicals for prospective environmental safety assessment is an area in which a high number of vertebrates are used across a variety of industry sectors. Refining, reducing, and replacing the use of animals such as fish, birds, and amphibians for this purpose addresses the ethical concerns and the increasing legislative requirements to consider alternative test method...

Advancing methods for US transgender health research.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article describes methodological challenges, gaps, and opportunities in US transgender health research. RECENT FINDINGS Lack of large prospective observational studies and intervention trials, limited data on risks and benefits of sex affirmation (e.g., hormones and surgical interventions), and inconsistent use of definitions across studies hinder evidence-based care fo...

Ecotoxicology.

Advancing preconception health in the United States: strategies for change

In January 2015, the US Preconception Health and Health Care Initiative (PCHHC) established a new national vision that all women and men of reproductive age will achieve optimal health and wellness, fostering a healthy life course for them and any children they may have. Achieving this vision presents both challenges and opportunities. This manuscript describes the reasons why the US needs to p...

Advancing Medical Professionalism in US Military Detainee Treatment

• The United States Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) promulgated policies and requirements that required health professionals to participate in the mistreatment of counter-terrorism detainees through participation in such practices as abusive interrogation and force-feeding of detainees, in violation of ethical standards established by associations representing the he...