Our baby is 1! In September 2012, we launched Bill of Health with the goal of becoming your go-to place for news, commentary, scholarship, and debate in the fields of health law policy, biotechnology, and bioethics. We rounded up authors from Cambridge to Spain, from seasoned academics and practitioners in law and medicine to students who were themselves interested in learning more. And then we set them loose on this blog. The results have been tremendous (if we do say so ourselves)!
In the past year, we’ve seen excellent analysis of nearly every corner of our fields, from the Affordable Care Act – of course – to conscientious objection, human subjects research, end-of-life care, organ donation, genetics, gene patents, medical tourism, conflicts of interest, disability, enhancement, health care finance, GMO foods, health IT, global health, privacy, obesity, personal responsibility, public health, vaccines, reproductive technology, and more. We even hosted our first online symposium, involving the foremost experts on the law, ethics, and science of re-identification demonstrations. Our posts have been picked up regularly by other blogs, academic outlets, and business journals, and in the past year, more than 80,000 unique visitors have come by to check us out from all over the world.
So we’re feeling pretty proud! Thanks to all of our fantastic contributors and to you – our readers – for making Bill of Health such a big success. This year, we want to get you even more involved by fostering a strong community of commenters. Make your voice heard and let’s extend the debate. And of course, be sure to get in touch with us if you have any suggestions or ideas for how to make Bill of Health even better going forward.
Here’s to another great year!
– Holly Fernandez Lynch and Glenn Cohen, eds.