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Trump signs executive orders aimed at lowering drug prices in largely symbolic move
President Trump signed four executive orders aimed at lowering drug prices Friday in an apparent effort to shore up support among seniors ahead of the November election, where he has…
Distance Learning Up Close: Teaching and learning in the first months of the pandemic
In March, as the COVID-19 pandemic was rapidly escalating and an increasing number of businesses, schools, and other institutions were closing their doors to stop the spread of the virus, …
No repeal, no replace
The promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the sweeping health insurance law also known as Obamacare, regularly drew roars of approval at Trump campaign rallies. There was…
Continued bans on nursing home visitors are unhealthy and unethical
In March, after an outbreak of covid-19 in a Seattle nursing home launched the pandemic in the United States, long-term care facilities generally shut their doors to visiting family and…
Does conscious AI deserve rights?
Does AI—and, more specifically, conscious AI—deserve moral rights? In this thought exploration, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, ethics and tech professor Joanna Bryson, philosopher and cognitive scientist…
Coronavirus: How ‘immunity passports’ could create an antibody elite
From the article: Governments around the world are testing citizens for coronavirus antibodies, to work out whether people have had the deadly Covid-19 disease. Some countries are setting up so-called …
Alicia Ely Yamin (Senior Fellow) will now also serve as the Senior Advisor on Human Rights at Partners In Health
Petrie-Flom Center is delighted to announce that our Senior Fellow, Alicia Ely Yamin, will now also serve as the Senior Advisor on Human Rights at Partners In Health. Partners In…
Introducing the Digital Symposium: Global Responses to COVID-19: Rights, Democracy, and the Law
This symposium presents a snapshot of the spectrum of the measures adopted in dozens of countries around the world to stop the spread of COVID-19. All the entries are available…
Trump tries to convince voters he’s lowered drug prices, based only on a modest tweak to Medicare
From the article: WASHINGTON — President Trump used a glitzy Rose Garden address, flanked by pharmaceutical company CEOs and patient advocates, to boast of his administration’s successes lowering…
Professor Glenn Cohen discusses how Harvard Law course can help prepare incoming law students across America
From the article: Law schools across America will be facing difficult choices this summer, as orientation sessions for incoming students may be truncated, delayed, or moved online due to the…