New TWIHL Podcast with Leo Beletsky and Jennifer Oliva
The Week in Health Law Podcast from Nicolas Terry is a commuting-length discussion about some of the thornier issues in Health Law and Policy.
April 2019
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Read more: Faculty Director I. Glenn Cohen Appointed James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law Faculty Director I. Glenn Cohen Appointed James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law
Harvard Law School Dean John F. Manning honored Petrie-Flom Center Faculty Director I. Glenn Cohen on the occasion of his appointment as the James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law at a lecture and reception yesterday evening. Prof. Cohen presented his work, “The Second Reproductive Revolution: From Gene Editing, to Uterus Transplants, to Embryos Derived from…
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Read more: Defining and Establishing Goals for Medicare for All Defining and Establishing Goals for Medicare for All
It is increasingly difficult to find a Democratic presidential hopeful who has not paid at least some lip service to “Medicare for all.” But how should we define it?
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Read more: Suicide Prevention and Patient Safety Suicide Prevention and Patient Safety
Suicide prevention needs to be taken more seriously globally by governments, health systems as an urgent public health concern. WHO (World Health Organisation) states that close to 800,000 people die due to suicide every year, which translates to one person dying every 40 seconds. For each adult who died by suicide there may have been…
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Read more: The Need to Improve Housing to Improve Health The Need to Improve Housing to Improve Health
Many changes are needed to improve accessibility to housing and opportunities for health, made all the more urgent by troubling racial disparities in both the health and housing spheres.
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Read more: Claudia Haupt, Ignacio Cofone, Jessica Roberts, and Ana Santos Rutschman on The Week in Health Law Podcast Claudia Haupt, Ignacio Cofone, Jessica Roberts, and Ana Santos Rutschman on The Week in Health Law Podcast
The Week in Health Law Podcast from Nicolas Terry is a commuting-length discussion about some of the thornier issues in Health Law and Policy.
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Read more: Petrie-Flom Student Fellowship Now Accepting Applications Petrie-Flom Student Fellowship Now Accepting Applications
The Petrie-Flom Center Student Fellowship Program is designed to mentor students seeking to become thought leaders in health law policy and bioethics.
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Read more: Can Ethical Labelling Make Food Systems Healthy, Sustainable, and Just? Can Ethical Labelling Make Food Systems Healthy, Sustainable, and Just?
It is great for consumers to think ethically about what we buy and eat. But it is unfair to expect consumer preferences to adequately protect animals.
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Read more: Nobody Reads the Terms and Conditions: A Digital Advanced Directive Might Be Our Solution Nobody Reads the Terms and Conditions: A Digital Advanced Directive Might Be Our Solution
Our current digital moment is rife with risks. Yet, a broader view shows that this moment represents a powerful opportunity.
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Read more: Trump Can and Should Stop the Kivu Ebola Outbreak Trump Can and Should Stop the Kivu Ebola Outbreak
The second-biggest outbreak of Ebola in history has been raging for eight months in eastern Congo. Notwithstanding the truly heroic efforts of the Congolese government, international aid agencies, and the Congo’s U.N. Peacekeeping force, it’s getting worse. As of April 16, 833 people have died. Ebola is now appears to be a preventable disease. A…
