Insects in Halloween Candy: Trick or Treat?
Spooky season is upon us, but what do you do when you get the kind of jump scare you do not want? On October 4th, Walmart shopper Veronica allegedly experienced exactly that when she opened a package...
View ArticleThe End of a Public Health Emergency or the End for Healthcare Access?
The U.S. Public Health Emergency (PHE) that began at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic concluded on May 11, 2023, ending the temporary policies started in response to the pandemic. These...
View ArticleEnsuring Economic Security in Future Pandemics
On September 09, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14,042 (“the Order”). In the Order, President Biden required all executive agencies to include a clause in their contracts stating both...
View ArticleFlawed Flow: Unveiling the Gaps in the Safe Drinking Water Act
Amidst an unprecedented U.S. environmentalist movement in the 1970s, Congress enacted groundbreaking legislation to protect the public health and welfare: The Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA” or “Act”)....
View ArticleVirginia: An Omen of Things to Come for Anti-Abortion Candidates
On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, voters in Virginia demonstrated the importance of abortion (and thus a pregnant person’s right to choose) when Virginia Democrats retook full control of Virginia’s General...
View ArticleFDA Approves Tandem’s Automated Insulin Delivery Technology For Toddlers:...
On November 7, the FDA announced clearance for Tandem’s Control-IQ technology for use by children ages two and older. Control-IQ is a software that inputs glucose readings from Dexcom’s continuous...
View ArticleGroup Health Plans and the HIPAA Privacy Rule
Under the administrative simplification provision of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), there are pertinent regulations that lead to compliance obligations for...
View ArticleHospital Mergers: Anticompetitive Consolidations in the Landscape of American...
Between 1970 and 2019, the number of local hospitals that consolidated into a larger healthcare system increased from 10% to 67%. The healthcare industry is slowly monopolizing. Some believe that this...
View ArticleChatGPT, MD? Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
ChatGPT is a natural language processing tool created by OpenAI, a research company specializing in artificial intelligence tools such as DALL-E 2, an AI art generator. Since its launch in November...
View ArticleFor their own good: Involuntary commitment and patient’s rights in Washington...
As we approach the holidays, we are encouraged to consider what we are grateful for. Walking around the WCL campus and seeing the posterboards, I am struck by how many people express open gratitude for...
View ArticleNavigating the Ethical and Legal Maze of IVF: A Closer Look at Industry...
In the rapidly evolving world of reproductive technologies, in vitro fertilization (IVF) stands out as a beacon of hope for countless individuals striving to conceive. As this technology advances, it...
View ArticleHealth Care Privacy Concerns Around Mental Health Apps
Between 2019 and 2021, the market for mental health and wellness apps such as Calm, Headspace, and BetterHelp increased by 54.6%. In 2020 alone, the top 100 wellness apps were installed over 1.2...
View Article“Aging in Place” and the Importance of the 2024 OAA Final Rule
The demographic landscape in the United States is undergoing an unprecedented shift as the older population continues to increase. In the next decade, the number of people aged 65 or older is projected...
View ArticleEmbryos Are Children: What Does This Mean For Reproductive Rights?
In a ruling on February 16th, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court declared that frozen embryos outside of the womb are classified as children. There are a few steps to in vitro fertilization (IVF);...
View ArticleThe Viability of In Vitro Gametogenesis for Social and Situational Infertility
In vitro gametogenesis (“IVG”), a process through which scientists may induce any human cell to become either an egg or sperm cell, might eliminate the need for injections and painful egg retrieval...
View ArticleThe Impact of Overturning Chevron on the Healthcare Industry
In a landmark 1984 case before the Supreme Court, Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. set forth a doctrine of judicial deference for administrative actions. The doctrine...
View ArticleSome Food Packaging May Soon Contain a Standardized “Healthy” Logo. Why, and...
For years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has considered revising how it defines the term “healthy.” This April, the FDA is due to publish its updated definition of the term, which would...
View ArticleFrom Flint to Gaza: Contradictory Narratives of Water, Health, and Crisis
In 2014, one American town prioritized cost-saving measures over the health of its people. The city of Flint, MI imprudently decided to trade its current drinking water system, which piped treated...
View ArticleBraidwood Management Inc. threatens to upend recently enacted programs to...
On June 5, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced the presence of a rare form of pneumonia in five previously healthy gay men in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report — it wouldn’t...
View Article
