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Rebekah Ninan

  • Public Health

    Shaping Neglect: New Challenges for Chagas Disease

    The “One Big Beautiful Bill” is now law. This legislation, considered to be the cornerstone of the second Trump administration’s policy goals, has widely been criticized for its projected impacts on public health and reduction…

    Shaping Neglect: New Challenges for Chagas Disease

  • Mental Health

    Dr. TikTok? The Impacts of Misinformation on Mental Health Self-Diagnosis

    A study published on March 19 yet again confirmed the widespread nature of healthmisinformation. Looking specifically at claims about ADHD on TikTok, the study found that more than half of all claims in the videos…

    Dr. TikTok? The Impacts of Misinformation on Mental Health Self-Diagnosis

  • Government Regulation

    Hims? Hers? It’s Novo Nordisk’s Semaglutide Market Now

    Between Feb. 19-26, shares for the telehealth company Hims & Hers Health, Inc. plummeted. The reason for the sudden drop in its stock price? An FDA announcement that semaglutide injection products, the GLP-1 medication in…

    Hims? Hers? It’s Novo Nordisk’s Semaglutide Market Now

  • Featured

    Ghost Networks and Mental Healthcare

    By Rebekah Ninan A recent lawsuit in the Southern District of New York has alleged that the health insurance company Anthem Blue and Cross Blue Shield violated state laws and committed fraud by maintaining “ghost…

    Ghost Networks and Mental Healthcare

  • FDA

    Legal Responses to the Potential Dangers of Menstrual Products

    By Rebekah Ninan This summer, a startling study from researchers at University of California, Berkeley revealed tampons from several brands contain toxic heavy metals like lead, arsenic, and cadmium. This finding follows the 2023 discovery…

    Legal Responses to the Potential Dangers of Menstrual Products

  • Artificial Intelligence

    Health Care, AI, and the Law: An Emerging Regulatory Landscape in California

    By Rebekah Ninan This past month, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a wave of artificial intelligence-related legislation into law. Much public debate has been focused on SB 1047, a proposal ultimately vetoed by Governor Newsom,…

    Health Care, AI, and the Law: An Emerging Regulatory Landscape in California