By Michelle Meyer As most readers of this blog well know, health disparities of various kinds are rampant in the U.S. — in obesity, infant mortality and morbidity, cardiovascular health, and many other areas. In…
By Holly Fernandez Lynch Next Tuesday, those of us registered in Massachusetts will have the opportunity to vote on “Question 2” – prescribing medication to end life, otherwise known as physician-assisted suicide. As described by…
By Scott Burris Somewhere along the way, environmental law and public health law got separated. Despite the importance of clean air and water to public health – not to mention parks, recreation, salubrious zoning –…
By Suzanne M. Rivera, Ph.D. In August of 2011, the Public Health Service updated its rules to address the kind of financial conflicts of interests that can undermine (or appear to undermine) integrity in research. …
By I. Glenn Cohen Last week, I sat on a panel at the Mid-Atlantic Law and Society Association, with my wonderful colleagues Kim Mutcherson, Gaia Bernstein, Rene Almeling, and Cynthia Daniels on sperm donor anonymity.…
Monday, November 5, 2012 12-1:30 pm Austin Hall, Room 111 Harvard Law School On July 3, 2012, FDA approved OraQuick, the first at-home HIV test available for sale directly to consumers, allowing individuals to self-test and…
By Katie Kraschel It was an exciting time to attend the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in San Diego this week. Just before the meeting, ASRM reclassified cryopreservation of oocytes for…
By The Petrie-Flom Center It’s Friday again! And here’s this week’s (slightly edited) version of the Yale Friday Newsletter. Enjoy.
By Michele Goodwin Across the country, children under the age of fourteen are being convicted of rape for engaging in consensual sex with children of similar age. In Utah, a child who commits “more than…
By Kathy Wang and Hyeongsu Park The NY Times reported earlier this week on a split decision regarding a surrogacy case in New Jersey Supreme Court. The court’s decision held little clarity in interpreting who…
