By Adriana Krasniansky In many medical circumstances, clinicians and caregivers may choose not to leave a patient alone. For example, a patient may present a fall risk, experience confusion and agitation, or be at risk of self-harm. Traditionally, in such situations, a hospital assigns the patient a sitter, or a caregiver who provides patients patient…
By Daniel Aaron The Trump Administration has retreated from proposed tobacco regulations that experts generally agree would benefit public health. The regulations would have included a ban on flavored e-cigarettes, a favorite of children who use e-cigarettes. Currently millions of youth are estimated to be addicted to e-cigarettes. The rules also could have reduced nicotine…
This post is part of our Eighth Annual Health Law Year in P/Review symposium. You can read all of the posts in the series here. Learn more about the event and stay tuned for video of each session on the Petrie-Flom Center’s website. By Francis X. Shen and Aldis H. Petriceks Today hundreds of thousands of asylum…
By Laura Karas The Supreme Court this term faces a difficult question: Is it unconstitutional for a state to abolish the insanity defense? In the case before the court, Kahler v. Kansas, a plaintiff who suffered from multiple psychiatric disorders, including severe depression, shot and killed his wife, two daughters, and mother-in-law. He was denied…
By Daniel Aaron As the opioid litigation continues over the shadow of one of our nation’s most pressing public health crises, some criticism has been levied at private lawyers representing the cities, counties, states, and individuals harmed by the crisis. For example, see the following tweet: Let’s work out tax and healthcare financing policy county…
There is already enough harm from this tragedy, neither the government or media should be adding to it.
By Nadia N. Sawicki The Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy at Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Annals of Health Law & Life Sciences invite original submissions for presentations at our Thirteenth Annual Health Law Symposium: Addressing the Health Care Needs of Justice-Involved Populations. The Symposium will take place at Loyola University…
The focus on maternal health from a diverse range of policymakers and advocates is promising. However, it is critical to bring mental health to the fore in conversations surrounding maternal health. The recent USPSTF recommendations take an important step in this direction.
Amazon’s hit TV show, “Homecoming,” is terrifying because it embraces the truth about how American servicemembers have been used as guinea pigs under the guise of national security.
