He is a member of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Science, and won the 1996 Freedom and Scientific Responsibility Award of the AAAS. He is the author or editor of 36 books, including THE RESEARCH IMPERATIVE: WHAT PRICE BETTER HEALTH? and has contributed articles to HARPERS, THE ATLANTIC, THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, JAMA, THE NEW REPUBLIC, and other journals.