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From The Harvard Crimson: Experts Debate Federal Legalization of Psychedelic Therapy at Harvard Law School Event
Experts on psychedelic use and drug regulation discussed whether psychedelic therapy should be legalized federally. During the event, moderated by former editor-in-chief of Slate Magazine David Plotz, the panelists weighed the benefits of using psychedelics for treating trauma and mood disorders and considered the need for oversight by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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To Treat or Not to Treat: The Ethics of Competence Restoration in Capital Cases
Physicians are ethically not allowed to assist in the execution process, as it violates their oath to “do no harm.” Yet, the professional organizations that provide ethical guidance to practitioners allow physicians and psychiatrists to help restore a person’s mental competence so that they may be put to death. How can this be?
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Opioid Settlement Funds: Are States Spending Them Wisely?
In March 2022, companies involved in the opioid crisis reached a settlement with New Jersey that would provide the state $1 billion over 18 years. These funds were generally understood to be used for evidence-based treatments for opioid addiction.
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Predictive Persons: Privacy Law and Digital Twins
Imagine a clinical trial where the control group never sets foot in a clinic – because they don’t need to, and they don’t have feet. These “participants” are digital twins: computational models of real patients, built from health data to forecast disease trajectories and treatment response.
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Woke Medicine: Meeting Health-Related Social Needs During Anti-DEI Discourse
The Trump administration has set its sights on what it terms “wokeness” in health care. Health promoting interventions that address socioeconomically disadvantaged patients’ unmet social needs appear to be in the crosshairs.
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Fireside Chat: I. Glenn Cohen and Rochelle Walensky
Professor Glenn Cohen, Faculty Director of the Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School interviews Dr. Rochelle Walensky, 19th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Senior Academic Fellow at the Petrie-Flom Center. They discuss Dr. Walensky’s career as an infectious disease clinician focused on HIV/AIDS, her experience leading the CDC during COVID-19, and her reflections on public health infrastructure in the United States and internationally.
