Introducing Petrie-Flom’s POPLAR and PULSE Affiliated Researchers on Psychedelics
The Petrie-Flom Center is welcoming four new affiliated researchers to the Global Health and Rights Project (GHRP).
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Read more: From Stigma to Diagnosis: How Medicalizing Obesity Empowers Individuals to Take Charge of their Lives From Stigma to Diagnosis: How Medicalizing Obesity Empowers Individuals to Take Charge of their Lives
By Jessica Samuels It’s been all the rage — celebrities and physicians tout GLP-1 inhibitors, like Ozempic and Wegovy, as miracle drugs for diabetes management and weight loss. But some still believe weight loss is a function of personal control and view these drugs as taking the “easy way out.” While the rise of weight…
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Read more: Going to New Orleans? You may need to leave your ulcer medication behind Going to New Orleans? You may need to leave your ulcer medication behind
By Leslie P. Francis That’s correct: unless your prescription for misoprostol meets strict new conditions, possession of the drug is now illegal in Louisiana. In late May 2024, Louisiana governor Jeff Landry signed a bill making misoprostol and mifepristone schedule IV drugs, the most highly regulated controlled substances. Violating the law may result in jail…
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Read more: Artificial Intelligence Plus Data Democratization Requires New Health Care Framework Artificial Intelligence Plus Data Democratization Requires New Health Care Framework
By Michael L. Millenson The latest draft government strategic plan for health information technology pledges to support health information sharing among individuals, health care providers and others “so that they can make informed decisions and create better health outcomes.” Those good intentions notwithstanding, the current health data landscape is dramatically different from when the organizational…
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Read more: Eight Opportunities to Use the Law to Address Social Determinants of Health Eight Opportunities to Use the Law to Address Social Determinants of Health
A whole-person response to OUD and other substance use disorders needs a well-coordinated whole-of-government response.
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Read more: Conclusion to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies Conclusion to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies
This concluding post attempts to synthesize contributions to the symposium “From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies”
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Read more: Six Opportunities to Use the Law to Support Harm Reduction Six Opportunities to Use the Law to Support Harm Reduction
Shovel-ready actions that could be taken to support the harm reduction response to the opioid crisis.
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Read more: Introducing the Global Health and Rights Project’s New Affiliated Researchers Introducing the Global Health and Rights Project’s New Affiliated Researchers
The Petrie-Flom Center is welcoming four new affiliated researchers to the Global Health and Rights Project (GHRP).
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Read more: Seven Opportunities to Use the Law to Address Drug Policing Seven Opportunities to Use the Law to Address Drug Policing
Shovel-ready actions that could be taken to reimagine drug policing response to the opioid crisis.
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Read more: The Case for Procurement Transparency The Case for Procurement Transparency
In times of public health emergencies, States and the public cannot rely on the goodwill of pharmaceutical companies to ensure equitable vaccine rollout.
