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  • Conflicts of Interest

    When Do Doctors Discount Clinical Trial Results?

    by Jonathan J. Darrow A research study reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine found that physicians are able to discriminate between clinical trials with high levels of rigor versus those with low…

    When Do Doctors Discount Clinical Trial Results?

  • End-of-Life

    Symposium: Freedom of Choice at the End of Life, Nov. 16

    By Nadia N. Sawicki New York Law School’s Justice Action Center is hosting a symposium on elder law on Friday, November 16, titled “Freedom of Choice at the End of Life: Patients’ Rights in a Shifting…

    Symposium: Freedom of Choice at the End of Life, Nov. 16

  • Katie Booth

    Are There Any Good Legal Arguments to Overturn the NYC “Soda Ban”?

    By Katie Booth New York City’s Board of Health has recently approved a ban on all sugar-sweetened drinks over sixteen ounces sold in restaurants, fast food chains, movie theaters, sports stadiums and food carts (with some exceptions). The…

    Are There Any Good Legal Arguments to Overturn the NYC “Soda Ban”?

  • Bioethics

    To Tell or Not to Tell: Should Researchers Contact Anonymous Donors to Help Them?

    By Cansu Canca A recent New York Times article drew attention to an issue with increasing importance as technology develops. Gene samples collected under conditions of anonymity reveal more and more information that may be…

    To Tell or Not to Tell: Should Researchers Contact Anonymous Donors to Help Them?

  • Bioethics

    Call for Applications – Yale Summer Institute in Bioethics

    Announcing Yale University Summer Institute in Bioethics June 3-July 26, 2013 New Haven, Connecticut Yale’s Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics hosts an intensive Summer Institute for U.S. and international participants. The Institute is an 8-week immersion…

    Call for Applications – Yale Summer Institute in Bioethics

  • Conference

    Congratulations to the 2012 Health Law Scholars!

    This past weekend was the eleventh annual Health Law Scholars Workshop, and I wanted to take a minute to congratulate the 2012 Scholars: Alena Allen (Memphis), Leo Beletsky (Northeastern), Christina Ho (Rutgers-Newark), and Lindsay Wiley…

    Congratulations to the 2012 Health Law Scholars!

  • Bioethics

    Upcoming Event – The Valuation of Life and Health in Government Policies

    Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:10-6:00pm Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center, Room 1 Jonathan Wolff will be discussing the valuation of life and health in government policies.  Free and open to the public.  Stop by if you’re…

    Upcoming Event – The Valuation of Life and Health in Government Policies

  • HealthLawProf Blog

    A Slap-Down to Libertarian Thinking in Health Care

    By Vickie J. Williams On Sept. 14, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia delivered a slap-down to a case challenging Virginia’s Certificate of Public Need (COPN) law, dismissing the case…

    A Slap-Down to Libertarian Thinking in Health Care

  • Conference

    The Central States Law Schools Association 2012 Scholarship Conference

    The Central States Law Schools Association 2012 Scholarship Conference will be held October 19 and 20, 2012 at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, in Cleveland, Ohio.  We invite law faculty from across the country to…

    The Central States Law Schools Association 2012 Scholarship Conference

  • HealthLawProf Blog

    On Waste

    By Leslie Francis “Waste” (according to the Oxford dictionaries online): to use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose; to become progressively weaker and more emaciated; to kill (North American usage), to devastate or…

    On Waste