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The timing of 30-month stay expirations and generic entry: A cohort study of first generics, 2013–2020


Sunand Kannappan, Jonathan J. Darrow (Former Student Fellow), Aaron S. Kesselheim, and Reed F. Beall
Clinical and Translational Science

Before the first generic version of a drug is marketed, patent litigation often occurs. The process begins when generic manufacturers notify the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of their…

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The Need for a Strong and Stable Federal Public Health Agency Independent from Politicians


Jacqueline Salwa and Christopher Robertson (Former Academic Fellow)
COVID-19 Policy Playbook: Legal Recommendations for a Safer, More Equitable Future

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the precariousness of federal public health institutions in the United States, and how disastrously things can go when those institutions are undermined by political forces.…

Empoderamiento jurídico y abogacía comunitaria en Latinoamérica: experiencias de acceso a la justicia desde la comunidad


María Natalia Echegoyemberry (Affiliated Researcher) et al.
NAMATI

Esta publicación es producto del esfuerzo de la comunidad de la Red Global de Empoderamiento Jurídico por adentrarse en aprendizajes e intercambios más profundos…

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Ethics review of big data research: What should stay and what should be reformed?


Agata Ferby Agata Ferretti, Marcello Ienca, Mark Sheehan, Alessandro Blasimme, et. al
BMC Medical Ethics

Complete author list: Agata Ferby Agata Ferretti, Marcello Ienca, Mark Sheehan, Alessandro Blasimme, Edward S. Dove, Bobbie Farsides, Phoebe Friesen, Jeff Kahn, Walter Karlen, Peter Kleist, S. Matthew Liao, Camille…

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Ethics review of big data research: What should stay and what should be reformed?


Marcello Ienca, Mark Sheehan, Alessandro Blasimme, Edward S. Dove, et. al
BMC Medical Ethics

Complete author list: Marcello Ienca, Mark Sheehan, Alessandro Blasimme, Edward S. Dove, Bobbie Farsides, Phoebe Friesen, Jeff Kahn, Walter Karlen, Peter Kleist, S. Matthew Liao, Camille Nebeker, Gabrielle Samuel, Mahsa…

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Los retos y las posibilidades para la gestión de la información en salud: una mirada desde los derechos humanos


Alicia Ely Yamin (Senior Fellow in Global Health and Rights)
Academia Nacional De Farmacia y Bioquímica Revista Farmacéutica

Resumen La pandemia ha hecho que se preste mucha más atención a las conexiones entre la salud de la población y los sistemas sanitarios…

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The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact: Attending to the Underserved


Eli Y. Adashi, I. Glenn Cohen (Faculty Director), and Winston L. McCormick
JAMA

Telemedicine, which is likely to become an enduring legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic, invariably is in conflict with the interstate physician licensing process. This obstacle is being progressively overcome by…

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Trends in Health Care Worker Intentions to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine and Reasons for Hesitancy


Michelle N. Meyer (Former Academic Fellow), Tamara Gjorgjieva, and Daniel Rosica
JAMA Network Open

Introduction Although health care workers (HCWs) can serve as ambassadors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, surveys have found low acceptance rates among HCWs (eg, 33.5%). However, those surveys were conducted before the…

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Reining in drug patents isn’t a silver bullet against high drug prices


Jacob S. Sherkow (Former Edmond J. Safra Center and Petrie-Flom Center Fellow)
STAT News

One of the top orders of business for the Biden administration is curbing drug prices. It’s a laudable goal. High drug prices are a major public health concern;…

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Paying People to Take the Vaccine - Would it Help or Backfire?


Christopher Robertson, Daniel Scheitrum, K. Aleks Schaefer, Trey Malone, Brandon R. McFadden, Paul Ferraro, and Kent D. Messer
Boston University School of Law

Full author list: Christopher Robertson (Former Academic Fellow), Daniel Scheitrum, K. Aleks Schaefer, Trey Malone, Brandon R. McFadden, Paul Ferraro, and Kent D. Messer This research investigates the extent to…

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Plumbing the Depths of Ethical Payment for Research Participation


Holly Fernandez Lynch, Thomas C. Darton, Jae Levy, et al.
The American Journal of Bioethics

Full author list: Holly Fernandez Lynch (Former Executive Director), Thomas C. Darton, Jae Levy, Frank McCormick, Ubaka Ogbogu, Ruth O. Payne, Alvin E. Roth, Akilah Jefferson Shah, Thomas Smiley, and…

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Opinion: Age-based vaccine distribution is not only unethical. It’s also bad health policy.


Govind Persad, Emily A. Largent (Former Student Fellow), and Ezekiel J. Emanuel
The Washington Post

Americans are queuing up for coronavirus vaccinations, but some states have started pushing vulnerable residents out of the vaccine line. Maine removed eligibility for all front-line workers and people with…

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Are patents the cause of—or solution to—COVID-19 vaccine innovation problems? (No!)


Jacob S. Sherkow, Lisa Larrimore Ouellette, Nicholson Price, and Rachel Sachs
Written Description

Full author list: Jacob Sherkow (Former Edmond J. Safra Center and Petrie-Flom Center Fellow), Lisa Larrimore Ouellette, Nicholson Price (Former Academic Fellow), and Rachel Sachs (Former Academic Fellow) Are patents…

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EpiPen, Patents, and Life and Death


Jacob S. Sherkow (Former Edmond J. Safra Center and Petrie-Flom Center Fellow) and Patricia J. Zettler
New York University Law Review

Drug pricing disputes, while significant public health concerns, are not typically immediate life or death matters. But they may be for certain emergency medicines, medicines used for potentially lethal and…

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The Quest for Covert Consciousness: Bringing Neuroethics to the Bedside


Michael J. Young (Former Student Fellow) and Brian L. Edlow
Neurology

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The Jury Trial Reinvented


Christopher T. Robertson (Former Academic Fellow) and Michael Shammas
Boston University School of Law

The Framers of the Sixth and Seventh Amendments to the United States Constitution recognized that jury trials were essential institutions for maintaining democratic legitimacy and avoiding epistemic crises. As an…

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Independent Pharmacies Gain Unanimous Victory in Recent US Supreme Court Case


Ryan P. Knox, Deepen Gagneja, and Katherine L. Kraschel (Former Student Fellow)
JAMA Health Forum

Independent pharmacies across the country—particularly those in rural areas—have struggled financially in recent years. Between 2003 and 2018, 16.1% of independent pharmacies in rural areas closed their doors. Pharmacies…

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Regulatory Sandboxes and the Public Health


Jacob Sherkow (Former Edmond J. Safra Center and Petrie-Flom Center Fellow)
University of Illinois Law Review

Recently, administrative agencies around the world have engaged in a grand experiment to regulate new technologies: regulatory sandboxes. Regulatory sandboxes allow developers, in cooperation with an agency, to conduct limited…

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How can policymakers overcome the hurdles to scaling up antibody manufacturing?


Rachel Sachs, Jacob S. Sherkow, Lisa Larrimore Ouellette, and Nicholson Price
Written Description

Full author list: Rachel Sachs (Former Academic Fellow), Jacob S. Sherkow (Former Edmond J. Safra Center and Petrie-Flom Center Fellow), Lisa Larrimore Ouellette, and Nicholson Price (Former Academic Fellow) In…

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Biologics Face Tougher Patent Scrutiny After Amgen Ruling


Jacob Sherkow (Former Edmond J. Safra Center and Petrie-Flom Center Fellow)
Law360