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Congratulations to Professor Burris

Posted on March 13, 2009
The Temple University's Beasley School of Law website reports on the great news: Temple University 's Beasley School of Law has been selected by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to manage a new $19 million national program that will fund...

Sacrificing for Others

Posted on March 13, 2009
The Boston Globe has a feel-good story about Paul Levy, the CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Kevin Cullen writes, Paul Levy, the guy who runs Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, was standing in Sherman Auditorium the other day,...

Wisconsin Health Reform

Posted on March 12, 2009
Governor Jim Doyle, Governor of Wisconsin and co-host of an upcoming White House Forum on Health Reform, has an interesting post at the Huffingtonpost website discussing his state's health reform and how it may be a template for the one...

Health Care Crisis: One Reporter's Up-Close Story on the Underinsured

Posted on March 12, 2009
Time Magazine runs a moving story by reporter Karen Tumulty about what she learned when her brother was diagnosed with severe kidney disease and suddenly learned that his health care coverage was not what he thought. She discusses her difficulties...

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New FDA Commissioner: Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg

Posted on March 11, 2009
According to various press reports, the new FDA Commissioner will be Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg. Mark Gardiner of the New York Times reports, President Obama intends to nominate Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, a former New York City health commissioner, to...

Europeans Debate Castration For Sex Offenders

Posted on March 11, 2009
The New York Times reports on the European debate on sex offenders and castration and whether such a strong response actually reduces the incidence of repeat offenders. Dan Bilefsky writes, Pavel . . . invited a 12-year-old neighbor home. Then...

Living in the Genetic Age - March 20, 2009

Posted on March 10, 2009
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW's 21st Annual Health Law Symposium - Living in the Genetic Age will take place on Friday, March 20, 2009 -- 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. William H. Kniep Courtroom. Brief Overview: Advances in genetic...

Diane Rehm Show on Stem Cell Executive Order

Posted on March 10, 2009
The Diane Rehm show today reviews the changes that the President's new Executive Order will bring and some of the controversy over the use of embryonic stem cells that remains. 10:00Federally Funded Stem Cell Research President Obama has overturned Bush...

Obama Will Issue New Executive Order on Stem Cells

Posted on March 06, 2009
The Washington Post is reporting that President Obama plans to sign a new executive order governing federal funding for stem cell research on Monday. Rob Stein writes, President Obama is planning to sign an executive order on Monday rolling back...

Obama's Health Summit

Posted on March 06, 2009
The Associated Press provides a quick summary of the health summit, stating, President Barack Obama summoned allies, skeptics and health care figures of all stripes to the White House on Thursday to debate ideas for overhauling the nation's costly system...

Wyeth v. Levine: No Preemption

Posted on March 04, 2009

Opposition to Health Care Reform

Posted on March 03, 2009

Ethical Conflicts/Need for Disclosure at Harvard Medical School

Posted on March 03, 2009

Dignity and Control

Posted on March 02, 2009

Teaching Children About People with Disabilities

Posted on March 02, 2009

Governor Sebelius is Nominee for Secretary of HHS

Posted on March 01, 2009

No More DOJ Raids on Medical Marijuana Clubs

Posted on February 28, 2009

Appointment of Jeffrey Crowley - AIDS Policy Chief

Posted on February 27, 2009

Conscience Clause Rule To Be Rescinded

Posted on February 27, 2009

Conscience Clause Rule To Be Rescinded

Posted on February 27, 2009

How Would Health Reform Help You?

Posted on February 26, 2009
Ezra Klein points to a new Kaiser Family Foundation article by Drew Altman showing that people who currently have insurance believe that health reform would also help them as well as helping the uninsured. He writes,The salient fact about health...

President Obama's Health Care Budget - $634 Billion

Posted on February 26, 2009
The Washington Post provides an overview of President Obama's health care budget and states, President Obama is proposing to begin a vast expansion of the U.S. health-care system by creating a $634 billion reserve fund over the next decade, launching...

President Obama's Health Care Reform 2009

Posted on February 25, 2009
Last night, President Obama mentioned that health reform was a top priority and could not longer wait. He stated that he expects reform by next year. CNN.Com provides an overview of President Obama's health care ideas set forth last night...

Individual Mandates . . .

Posted on February 25, 2009
Ezra Klein provides a window into what the White House currently contemplates about reforming our health care system. He writes, I've now been able to confirm with multiple senior administration sources that the health care proposal in Obama's budget will...

Health Care Cost - Tops List of Fiscal Woes

Posted on February 24, 2009
The Washington Post reports on President Obama's fiscal responsibility summer and notes that he will make health care reform one of his top priorities. Lori Montgomery and Amy Goldstein write, President Obama will make reforming the U.S. health-care system his...

IT and Health Care

Posted on February 24, 2009
Health Affairs Blog will be running stories on the importance of information technology for the health care industry in its upcoming March/April issue. Chris Fleming writes, There is widespread agreement that greater investment in information technology (IT) is critical to...

Fresh Air Asks Questions About Fertility Clinics

Posted on February 23, 2009
Based on the recent birth of octoplets, Fresh Air will present a program today on fertility clinics. The discussion includes remarks by author Liza Mundy. The program overview provides, Washington Post staff writer Liza Mundy discusses how multiple births are...

Stimulus Bill Health Care Spending

Posted on February 23, 2009
The LATimes has an interesting piece on who benefits and who does not benefit from the spending available in the new stimulus bill. Noam Levey writes, John Peeler, an unemployed computer technician in South Carolina, may soon get health insurance...

Oscar Night - Any Doctor Movies?

Posted on February 22, 2009
The Wall Street Journal's Health Blog provides an interesting list of their favorite movie doctors. For example, Doctor Yuri Zhivago, Doctor Zhivago ZHIVAGO: You lay life on a table and cut out all the tumors of injustice. Marvelous. Hawkeye Pierce,....

The Office of Health Reform - Still Happening?

Posted on February 21, 2009
Ezra Klein contemplates whether President Obama will still pursue the creation of the Office of Health Reform. He writes, To calm my e-mailers down: The fact that the White House might dump the Office of Health Reform does not mean...

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