Pew Charitable Trusts3 年
How FDA Regulates Artificial Intelligence in Medical Products
Health care organizations are using artificial intelligence (AI)—which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration defines as “the science and engineering of making intelligent machines”—for a growing range ...
Pew Charitable Trusts5 年
To Safely Cut Incarceration, States Rethink Responses to Supervision Violations
Recent research from The Pew Charitable Trusts found that about 4.5 million people in the United States are on community supervision as of 2016. Probation and parole provide a measure of ...
Pew Charitable Trusts6 年
More Imprisonment Does Not Reduce State Drug Problems
Nearly 300,000 people are held in state and federal prisons in the United States for drug-law violations, up from less than 25,000 in 1980. 1 These offenders served more time than in the past: Those ...
Pew Charitable Trusts4 年
What Is Medical 3D Printing—and How Is it Regulated?
Advances in 3D printing, also called additive manufacturing, are capturing attention in the health care field because of their potential to improve treatment for certain medical conditions. A ...
Pew Charitable Trusts7 年
Medication-Assisted Treatment Improves Outcomes for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder
This fact sheet has been updated. The latest information is available here. MAT pairs nondrug therapies, such as counseling or cognitive behavioral therapy, with an FDA-approved medication to treat ...
Pew Charitable Trusts2 年
How Does the Internet Work and What Are the Implications for Broadband Policy?
The internet is, as its name suggests, a complex “network of networks.” And sending an email or accessing a webpage requires data to transit multiple networks, owned and operated by different internet ...
Pew Charitable Trusts2 年
How Broadband Infrastructure Gets Built
Each day in the U.S., Americans access billions of webpages, stream millions of videos, and participate in thousands of hours of virtual meetings over broadband networks. All of this relies on the ...
Pew Charitable Trusts9 年
Harvest Strategies
Tuna fishing boat raising its fishing net. Traditional fisheries management is a two-step process: First, scientists conduct stock assessments, and then fishery managers negotiate measures, such as ...
Pew Charitable Trusts2 年
High Seas Treaty Must Reflect Critical Role of Fish in Marine Ecosystems
Editor's Note: The content on this page was published before June 2023, when the United Nations adopted a legally binding treaty on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas ...
Pew Charitable Trusts4 年
What Is the Electoral College?
When Americans cast their votes for president, they are in reality directing other people — called electors — to vote for the candidate who receives the most votes in their state. The political party ...
Pew Charitable Trusts1 年
Broadband Basics: How it Works, Why It’s Important, and What Comes Next
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Pew Charitable Trusts9 年
Palau National Marine Sanctuary
This fact sheet was updated in June 2017 to reflect the designation of additional large marine reserves in 2016. Caring for the environment has long been an important part of Palau’s culture. For ...