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Experts discuss future opioid lawsuit strategies, lawsuits’ impact on manufacturers
From the article: Last month, Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay more than $572 million in damages for its role in the opioid epidemic in Oklahoma. Purdue Pharma previously agreed…
Biohackers are pirating a cheap version of a million-dollar gene therapy
From the article: Experts briefed on the biohacking project were divided, with some calling it misguided and unlikely to work. Others say the excessive cost of genetic treatments has left…
Will What Happened in Oklahoma Stay in Oklahoma? Guest Jennifer Oliva.
From the episode description: The Oklahoma opioid verdict was handed down on August 26 and, of course, there’s only one person to discuss it with, Jennifer OIiva. Professor Oliva…
Florida’s got a big plan for importing drugs from Canada: But experts warn that there are plenty of potential snags
From the article: Florida may very well be the first state in the nation to successfully import drugs from Canada, but it’s going to be some time before…
On-Ramps
From the article: Attwood and Williams professor of law I. Glenn Cohen, who had taught an online course on the HarvardX platform and also leads a first-year section, was tapped…
A thought-provoking volume traces the medical, social, and political histories of IVF
From the article: Major academic figures admonish “immoral experiments on the unborn.” An advertisement in The New York Times cautions about the “unknowable risks to human lives.…
10x Genomics Showing ‘Little Concern’ for Patent Lawsuit Consequences, Customers Say
From the article: The permanent injunction is set to take effect Wednesday, Aug. 28. The appeals court is likely to make a ruling on whether it will stay the injunction today…
Ethics & the Law – I. Glenn Cohen, Professor of Law at Harvard University: Technology, Law, Ethics
From the show notes: In this thoroughly interesting and informative podcast, I. Glenn Cohen, James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, provides an overview…
Colorado’s plan to import prescription medicines could be in trouble
From the article: The state is still about a year away from a self-imposed deadline to submit its plan to the federal government for approval. And, even if Colorado were…
To Save Money, American Patients And Surgeons Meet In Cancun
From the article: I. Glenn Cohen, a law professor at Harvard and an expert on medical tourism, called the model used by NASH and a few other similar operations a …