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Carmel Shachar

Public Health

June 18, 2025

What the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Roll Back Federal Regulations Means for Health Programs and Consumer Protections

Amidst a flurry of Executive Orders (EOs) and proclamations, the Trump Administration has also quietly declared war on federal regulations, which could hamper the ability of federal agencies — including those that oversee health care…

What the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Roll Back Federal Regulations Means for Health Programs and Consumer Protections
Blog Symposia

August 29, 2024

The Future of Telehealth Regulation

This Digital Symposium on The Future of Telehealth Regulation is edited by Carmel Shachar, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Health Law and Policy Clinic at the Center for Health Law…

The Future of Telehealth Regulation
Blog Symposia

August 29, 2024

Stuck in the Middle with You: Licensing Reforms for Cross-State Telehealth

This post launches a Digital Symposium on The Future of Telehealth Regulation, edited by Carmel Shachar, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Health Law and Policy Clinic at the Center for…

Stuck in the Middle with You: Licensing Reforms for Cross-State Telehealth
Bioethics

July 31, 2023

Why Must Abortion Providers Needlessly Travel to Texas?

The practitioners most likely to provide abortion services are being asked to travel to a state with a legal regimen that is particularly hostile to them.

Why Must Abortion Providers Needlessly Travel to Texas?
Bioethics

July 21, 2022

The Only Moral Abortion is…

When we focus on “blameless” abortions, we cede ground on this issue, by playing into the notion that some abortions are more justified than others.

The Only Moral Abortion is…
Health Law Policy

February 15, 2022

Reconsidering Mask Mandates

Removing mask requirements means rejecting yet another public health tool to control the pandemic and protect our health care system.

Reconsidering Mask Mandates
Empirical

January 24, 2022

Remember the Babies: The Need for Off-Label Pediatric Use of COVID-19 Vaccines

The CDC is failing parents by preventing off-label use of our existing COVID-19 vaccines in the under-five set.

Remember the Babies: The Need for Off-Label Pediatric Use of COVID-19 Vaccines
Bioethics

November 30, 2021

Promote Trust, Avoid Fraud: Lessons in Public Health Messaging from the Booster Roll Out

The discrepancy between past booster messaging and the current, broad recommendation has spawned public health communications problems.

Promote Trust, Avoid Fraud: Lessons in Public Health Messaging from the Booster Roll Out
Health Law Policy

May 24, 2021

Passing the Buck: What the CDC Guidance on Masks Gets Wrong About Public Health

This shift in policy unfairly burdens small businesses and individuals to be the guardians of public health.

Passing the Buck: What the CDC Guidance on Masks Gets Wrong About Public Health
Digital Health

April 27, 2021

Fake Vaccine Cards and the Challenges of Decentralized Health Data

Without a centralized database of vaccination data, it will be that much harder to verify an individual’s eligibility to be a pass holder.

Fake Vaccine Cards and the Challenges of Decentralized Health Data