Science Should Drive Vaccine Policy

Should the science of adolescent brain development inform public policy?

One factor that has contributed to confusion in discussions of the use of adolescent neuroscience in the development of public policies affecting young people is a blurring of three very different issues that need to be separated: (a) what science does and does not say about brain development in adolescence; (b) what neuroscience does and does not imply for the understanding of adolescent behav...

Should We Consider another Booster Dose of Measles Vaccine?

Background: To date, 36 years has passed since the beginning of measles vaccination; the disease is still circulating around the world, threatening lives of human beings especially in developing countries.  In recent years, we have confronted measles in previously vaccinated adults from all over the country. Objective: To find out if there is a need for changing our routine measles vaccination ...

Highlights of the final draft of the national policy document for science, technology and innovation in vaccine production in Iran

Introduction: Vaccination has been the most effective human intervention in alleviating human sufferings and death. Vaccine production in Iran has a long history however, in the face of a changing global landscape, it requires a new roadmap for research, development and production in the coming decades. Methods: This document was drafted based on Article A of the “Comprehensive National S...

The Science of a Drive

This article is a sample ofmaterial produced for Mathematics Awareness Week, intentionally pegged at an elementary level with an eye to distribution to a broad audience. The piece will also appear in Mathematics and Sports, edited by Joseph A. Gallian, Mathematical Association of America Dolciani Series, to be published in the summer of 2010. It is reproduced here with permission. —Steven G. Kr...

Doctors should not evaluate competence to drive.