Take a look at the answer this physician received about breaking his promise of confidentiality to a patient. The New York Times’ Ethicist describes this as a modern problem, but it seems to me this is age-old. And although the confession was not medical, the nature of the doctor-patient relationship and the historical trust it…
[Ed. Note: This will be the last intern round-up of the academic year, to resume in the Fall. Thanks, Hyeongsu and Kathy!] By Hyeongsu Park and Kathy Wang The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that generic versions of the painkiller Opana ER can remain on the market. Judge Edward R. Korman of the United…
By Michele Goodwin This post is the first in a three part series on the use of criminal law to police teen sex. A recent study by Human Rights Watch suggests that statutory rape law is a poor tool for reducing teen sexuality. Their study and my forthcoming article, Law’s Limits: Regulating Statutory Rape Law,…
[Posted on behalf of Elizabeth Pike and Kayte Spector-Bagdady from the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues – and cross-posted here.] In the most recent issue of the Hastings Center Report, Drs. Amy Gutmann and James Wagner of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (the Bioethics Commission), contributed to the lively debate surrounding the identifiability of genetic…
The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School Call for Applications Student Internship Program The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School is seeking student interns for the upcoming academic year beginning in September 2013. Full-year availability is preferred, but single-term…
By Adam Kolber My guest blogging stint is drawing to a close. Thanks Glenn, Holly, and the rest of the Bill of Health family! Here’s a recap: Introducing Adam Kolber (by Kaitlin Burroughs) Measuring Generosity The Organ Conscription Trolley Problem Replies to the Organ Conscription Trolley Problem Blackjack and Cognitive Enhancement Hair, Stress, and the Law
By Nicolas Terry Samantak Ghosh, The Taking of Human Biological Products, SSRN/Calif L. Rev Mark Rothstein & Abigail Shoben, Does Consent Bias Research? SSRN/Am.J.Bioethics David Hyman, Why Did Law Professors Misunderestimate the Lawsuits against PPACA? SSRN/U. Ill. L. Rev. Aaron S. Kesselheim, et al, Distributions of Industry Payments to Massachusetts Physicians, NEJM
By Adam Kolber A new study has found a relationship between cortisol levels in our hair and prevalence of metabolic syndrome (a cluster of abnormalities that increase the likelihood of developing diabetes and heart disease). Here’s how the New York Times describes the study: High levels of cortisol — the so-called stress hormone — have been associated…
By Joanna Sax A recent article in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (Vol. 41:1, pp. 315-22) nicely describes the contours of Physician Payment Sunshine Act (PPSA) on pharmaceutical marketing. Similar to other policies addressing financial conflicts of interest, the lion’s share of the PPSA focuses on disclosure. That is, pharmaceutical companies will be…
Public Health Law Research (PHLR) program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will be opening its fifth call for proposals (CFP) in early June. Short-term studies are no more than 18 months long, and will be funded up to $150,000 each. Applicants are expected to submit a detailed proposal of no more than 23 pages….
