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Public Health Law
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NoteVol. 93 · Iss. 5
Effectiveness of Federal Regulation of Mobile Medical Applications
Due to rapid growth and advancement of technology, uncertainty has emerged as to whether some of the medical apps on the market should be…
Sarah Jean Kilker -
ArticleVol. 92 · Iss. 1
Social Innovation
This Article provides the first legal examination of the immensely valuable but underappreciated phenomenon of social innovation. Innovations such as cognitive behavioral therapy, microfinance,…
Peter Lee -
NoteVol. 91 · Iss. 6
Red Tape Tightrope: Regulating Financial Conflicts of Interest in FDA Advisory Committees
In 2001, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the oral contraceptive Yasmin for use. A similar contraceptive, Yaz, was approved in 2006. Both…
Colleen O Davis -
NoteVol. 97 · Iss. 5
Labeling the New Meats: Applying Preexisting Principles to the Regulation of Radical Products
Over the course of the coming decade, the perception of what it means to be “meat” is going to radically change. Plant-based meat products…
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ArticleVol. 91 · Iss. 5
Why Do Cities Innovate in Public Health? Implications of Scale and Structure
Big cities have frequently enacted public health regulations—especially with respect to tobacco use and obesity—that go beyond the state and federal regulatory floors. That…
Paul A. Diller -
ArticleVol. 97 · Iss. 5
Liquid Gold
According to federal health and census data, addiction treatment is expected to be a $42 billion industry in 2020. It has doubled in size…
Katrice Bridges Copeland -
CommentaryVol. 97 · Iss. 2
Exploiting Pre-Existing Beliefs
Advertisements and product labels for a wide range of consumer and investment products have highlighted product characteristics that some people erroneously believe make them…
Ahmed E. Taha -
CommentaryVol. 98 · Iss. 5
Period Poverty in a Pandemic: Harnessing Law to Achieve Menstrual Equity
Period poverty is not new, but it has become more visible during the COVID-19 crisis. Worldwide, menstruation has long caused marginalization and vulnerability for many. The…
Bridget J. Crawford & Emily Gold Waldman -
ArticleVol. 98 · Iss. 5
Drugs, Patents, and Well-Being
The ultimate end of patent law should be to spur innovations that improve human welfare—innovations that make people better off. But firms will only invest resources…
Christopher Buccafuso & Jonathan Masur -
ArticleVol. 98 · Iss. 4
Miscarriage, Stillbirth, & Reproductive Justice
Each year in the United States, millions of women’s pregnancies end not with the birth of a living child, but in miscarriage or with the…
Jill Wieber Lens -
ArticleVol. 98 · Iss. 2
Choosing Wisely: Envisioning Perinatal Hospice Notification Laws that Inform and Empower
Perinatal hospice refers to a cluster of medical services that some individuals choose after the diagnosis of a life-limiting fetal condition. At its core,…
Ashley Flakus -
CommentaryVol. 90 · Iss. 6
Poking Holes in L.A.’s New Condom Requirement: Pornography, Barebacking, and Speech
In November 2012, California voters approved the County of Los Angeles Safer Sex in the Adult Film Industry Act, known as ?Measure B. The…
Alexander S. Birkhold