Consider the Fundamentals of Viruses When Crafting Law and Policy Responses
Knowing more about the ways that viruses spread could help us avoid the pitfalls of declaring victory too early.
Jennifer Bard
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Read more: Amending the Public Health Service Act to Encourage CDC Action to Stop COVID-19 Amending the Public Health Service Act to Encourage CDC Action to Stop COVID-19
The CDC already has all the power it needs to limit the movement of people in order to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Read more: Human Subjects Research in Emergencies: The Texas Nursing Home “Study” (Part II) Human Subjects Research in Emergencies: The Texas Nursing Home “Study” (Part II)
Almost immediately, there was a public outcry about the possibility that this was an illegal or unethical “research experiment.”
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Read more: Human Subjects Research in Emergencies: An Ethical and Legal Guide (Part I) Human Subjects Research in Emergencies: An Ethical and Legal Guide (Part I)
Without minimizing the need for haste, it is important to remain aware of the risks inherent in rushing to treat patients with anything that might work.
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Read more: How the Internet and The Mapping of the Human Genome Disrupted the Teaching of Health Law: Does The 21st Century Really Change Everything? How the Internet and The Mapping of the Human Genome Disrupted the Teaching of Health Law: Does The 21st Century Really Change Everything?
This piece was part of a symposium featuring commentary from participants in the Center for Health Policy and Law’s annual conference, Promises and Perils of Emerging Health Innovations, held on April 11-12, 2019 at Northeastern University School of Law. The symposium was originally posted through the Northeastern University Law Review Online Forum. Promises and Perils of Emerging Health…
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Read more: What You Need to Know About “Medicare and Medicaid-for-all” to Survive the Current Election Cycle What You Need to Know About “Medicare and Medicaid-for-all” to Survive the Current Election Cycle
By Jennifer S. Bard Just as medical students find themselves being asked at parties to look at rashes, this year health law students (and professors) are being asked about the proposals to fix our broken health care system being offered by the many candidates vying for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. Talk about these…
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Read more: The ‘Nazi Problem’ in Human Subject Research Regulation The ‘Nazi Problem’ in Human Subject Research Regulation
We should resist the temptation of letting memories of Nazi war crimes lead us to a false story about the origin of human subject research regulation in the United States.
