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This Viewpoint discusses the evolving nature of the oncologist-patient relationship given the growth in complexity of information available to both, the costs of cancer care, and the long-term relationships that are newly developing as cancer treatments become more effective, and it calls for support systems that will facilitate informed conversations and clinical decisions.

This Viewpoint reviews the epidemiology and clinical presentation of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in the United States, highlighting evidence that enterovirus D68 is associated with seasonal biennial upsurges in AFM cases, and calls for support for virology research, studies to develop prevention and treatment strategies, and enhanced epidemiologic surveillance to contain future outbreaks.

This Viewpoint reviews unintended consequences of the 1983 Orphan Drug Act, which incentivized development of drugs for rare diseases, including abbreviated approval processes for manufacturers and surges in drug costs, and calls for revision of the 鈥渙rphan drug鈥� definition in an era where precision medicine will narrow patient populations sufficiently to make any drug qualify for an 鈥渙rphan鈥� designation.

This Viewpoint explains how the 2018 Farm Bill, legislation that authorizes an array of major food and agriculture programs in the United States, is a powerful but underutilized tool for promoting public health, reducing health care spending, and addressing disparities by improving access to better nutrition and reducing the prevalence of diet-related diseases.