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By The Petrie-Flom Center This afternoon, the Petrie-Flom Center welcomed Neil Flanzraich for a lunchtime talk on responsibility and integrity in the pharmaceutical industry. Mr. Flanzraich is the Chairman and CEO of Cantex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.…
By Kuei-Jung Ni In Washington state, a proposal (Initiative 522) to require labeling of genetically modified (GM) or engineered (GE) foods was defeated recently by votes of 45.17% in favor and 54.83% against. The state…
By Ching-Fu Lin Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published for public comment the proposed rule to implement §307 of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The proposed rule is to establish…
In this Twitter round-up, many of our contributors shared news about end-of-life care and decision making. Some also continued to share their own thoughts, and those of others, about the Affordable Care Act. Amitabh Chandra…
Christopher Robertson is an associate professor at the James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona and an associate with the Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard. For 2013-2014, he is a visiting professor at Harvard…
By The Petrie-Flom Center Please join the Petrie-Flom Center for a lecture by Neil Flanzraich on responsible pricing strategy, access to care, clinical trial design, outsourcing, and other topics that raise thorny but crucial issues for pharmaceutical…
Video of the panel discussion “Reproductive Rights around the Globe,” held at Harvard Law School on November 7, is now available via the Petrie-Flom Center’s website. The panel — cosponsored by the Petrie-Flom Center; the Human…
By Lauren A. Taylor, Coordinator for Health and Religion in the Global Context, Harvard Divinity School and co-author of The American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More Is Getting Us Less(PublicAffairs, 2013). Following his keynote address, on which…
By Michelle Meyer In case the title of the blog doesn’t make its thrust clear, here’s a snippet from Seth’s opening post: This blog is going to chronicle what I believe will be the implosion…
By The Petrie-Flom Center Check out the latest issue of the Petrie-Flom Center’s bi-weekly newsletter, featuring news and scholarship from our affiliates, a round up of blogging at Bill of Health, information on upcoming events…
