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  • Bioethics

    Live Blogging: Post-Trial Responsibilities Conference, Session 3

    By Robin Pierce Session 3 of the Post Trial Responsibilities Conference, Lessons Learned, featured four speakers who have been involved in the conduct of trials for which post trial access was an issue. Moderated by Petrie-Flom…

    Live Blogging: Post-Trial Responsibilities Conference, Session 3

  • Bioethics

    Live Blogging: Post-Trial Responsibilities Conference, Session 2

    By Zachary Shapiro Hello from the Post-Trial Responsibilities conference! I will be live blogging session 2: where speakers will be providing important perspectives on PTA. Barbra Bierer is monitoring the discussion. We started with Richard…

    Live Blogging: Post-Trial Responsibilities Conference, Session 2

  • Bioethics

    Live Blogging: Post-Trial Responsibilities Conference, Session 1

    By Holly Fernandez Lynch Today, the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center (MRCT) at Harvard University and the Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School are co-hosting a daylong conference on “Post-Trial Responsibilities: Ethics and Implementation.”  We’ll be…

    Live Blogging: Post-Trial Responsibilities Conference, Session 1

  • Bioethics

    Upcoming Event: Cutting-Edge Issues in the Ethics of Conducting Biomedical Research

    Cutting-Edge Issues in the Ethics of Conducting Biomedical Research Thursday, October 9, 2014, 7:45 AM – 2:15 PM Saul Farber Auditorium, Bellevue Hospital, 27th Street and First Ave (462 First Ave.), New York City Registration is…

    Upcoming Event: Cutting-Edge Issues in the Ethics of Conducting Biomedical Research

  • Biotechnology

    NYULMC: Compassionate Use Could Impact Long-Term Medical Benefits

    By Art Caplan A new working group at the NYU Langone Medical Center has issued preliminary findings from their studies on the research ethics of compassionate use. Among their findings include: Biotechnology companies have no legal…

    NYULMC: Compassionate Use Could Impact Long-Term Medical Benefits

  • Bioethics

    Tomorrow: Post-Trial Responsibilities Conference

    Post-Trial Responsibilities: Ethics and Implementation Thursday, September 18, 2014 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM Wasserstein Hall, Milstein East AB, Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave. The conference is free and open to the public, but due to…

    Tomorrow: Post-Trial Responsibilities Conference

  • Global Health & Human Rights

    Gilead Announces Access Program for Hepatitis C Drug

    By Rachel Sachs For all those who are interested in issues of global health, access to medicines, and drug pricing, yesterday Gilead formally announced its access program for enabling many developing countries to purchase its…

    Gilead Announces Access Program for Hepatitis C Drug

  • Events

    Upcoming Event: A Conversation with the HHS Office of the Inspector General

    A Conversation with the HHS Office of the Inspector General Tuesday, September 30, 2014 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Wasserstein Hall, Room 3018, Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Ave. Please join the Petrie-Flom Center for…

    Upcoming Event: A Conversation with the HHS Office of the Inspector General

  • Public Health

    Defining Public Health Emergencies

    By Wendy Parmet [Cross-posted from HealthLawProf Blog.] What makes a public health threat an emergency? In this week’s New England Journal of Medicine, Rebecca Haffajee, Michelle M. Mello and I ask this question in connection with…

    Defining Public Health Emergencies