Running Cover for Death: Pandemic Minimizers Normalize an Inhumane Baseline
We should resist the temptation to justify the present level of death as better than some counterfactual.
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Read more: A Patient’s Right to Masked Health Care Providers A Patient’s Right to Masked Health Care Providers
The law surrounding reasonable modifications in health care is well-settled, but practical realities pose challenges to securing accommodations.
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Read more: The Future of Public Health Law Lies in the Past — And Lawyers Need to Learn It The Future of Public Health Law Lies in the Past — And Lawyers Need to Learn It
It’s a good thing that the cholera epidemic of 1854 didn’t arise today. By Judge Mizelle’s decision, the CDC would not have the power to close the well.
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Read more: Policy Proposals for Improving Air Quality in Schools Policy Proposals for Improving Air Quality in Schools
Investments in better ventilation and air filtration in schools are critically important to the health of students and communities.
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Read more: 4 Years into the COVID-19 Pandemic: Where We Stand 4 Years into the COVID-19 Pandemic: Where We Stand
By declaring the pandemic over by fiat, the government is giving up the fight when they should be redoubling their efforts.
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Read more: Playing the Long Game for Public Health Law Playing the Long Game for Public Health Law
A persuasive political case must be made to bolster public health law and invest in the capacity of the public health system.
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Read more: Federalizing Public Health Federalizing Public Health
The most promising path forward in public health is to continue recognizing federal authority and responsibility in this space.
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Read more: Strategic Maneuvers in Response to COVID-19 Denialist Laws and Policies Strategic Maneuvers in Response to COVID-19 Denialist Laws and Policies
Public health officials and their partners have fought and won against denialist laws using innovative arguments to counter antithetical approaches.
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Read more: Employers and the Future of Public Health Employers and the Future of Public Health
As state and federal public health authority erodes, employers may increasingly find themselves playing a central role in promoting public health.
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Read more: Hospitals That Ditch Masks Risk Exposure Hospitals That Ditch Masks Risk Exposure
Science, law, and the principle of “do not harm” all concur about the path to keeping patients safe from disease and hospitals safe from liability.
