A Sensible, Evidence-Based Proposal for Kratom Reform
Instead of fueling the long-failed War on Drugs by repressing kratom, the FDA should strengthen consumer confidence by creating uniform regulations.
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Read more: Expanding The Right to Try Unproven Treatments: A Dangerous, Deregulatory Proposal Expanding The Right to Try Unproven Treatments: A Dangerous, Deregulatory Proposal
As has been proven time and again, “gut feeling” and wishful thinking have never been shown to replace controlled clinical testing.
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Read more: Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy
Interesting empirical studies, policy analyses, and editorials on health law and policy issues from the month of April 2021.
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Read more: FDA Expands Medication Abortion Access During Pandemic, but State Barriers Remain FDA Expands Medication Abortion Access During Pandemic, but State Barriers Remain
Advocates for abortion access are celebrating the FDA decision as a win for science and evidence-based policy.
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Read more: Can Colleges and Universities Require Student COVID-19 Vaccination? Can Colleges and Universities Require Student COVID-19 Vaccination?
Under existing federal statutes and case law, colleges and universities have broad discretion to require vaccination as a condition of a return to campus.
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Read more: How the Government Can Prevent Individuals from Using Wealth to Cut the Vaccine Line How the Government Can Prevent Individuals from Using Wealth to Cut the Vaccine Line
There are several ways government officials can combat the wealth problem without sacrificing the speed at which vaccines are administered.
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Read more: Can Employers Mandate a Vaccine Under Emergency Use Authorization? Can Employers Mandate a Vaccine Under Emergency Use Authorization?
Businesses that require vaccines under EUA are taking a legal risk, but also have good legal arguments for the mandates.
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Read more: Building Trust Through Transparency? FDA Regulation of AI/ML-Based Software Building Trust Through Transparency? FDA Regulation of AI/ML-Based Software
Individual algorithm explanations will likely do little to build trust among health care AI users.
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Read more: Complex Regulations Push Employers Toward Voluntary Vaccination Programs, Not Mandates Complex Regulations Push Employers Toward Voluntary Vaccination Programs, Not Mandates
A rubric of laws making mandatory programs complicated to deploy is leading many employers to favor vaccine encouragement policies.
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Read more: A Closer Look at FDA’s Newly Released AI/ML Action Plan A Closer Look at FDA’s Newly Released AI/ML Action Plan
FDA’s new Action Plan takes steps toward establishing a dedicated regulatory strategy for AI products intended as software as a medical device.
