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The Future Cannot Come Soon Enough: How Federal Regulation Of Telepsychiatry Is Necessary To Create Greater Access To Mental Health Services During A Time When Psychiatrists Are In Short Supply, Lisa V. Parciak Sep 2019

The Future Cannot Come Soon Enough: How Federal Regulation Of Telepsychiatry Is Necessary To Create Greater Access To Mental Health Services During A Time When Psychiatrists Are In Short Supply, Lisa V. Parciak

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Legal Remedies To Address Stigma-Based Health Inequalities In The United States: Opportunities And Challenges, Valarie K. Blake, Mark L. Hatzenbuehler Jun 2019

Legal Remedies To Address Stigma-Based Health Inequalities In The United States: Opportunities And Challenges, Valarie K. Blake, Mark L. Hatzenbuehler

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Stigma is an established driver of population-level health outcomes. Antidiscrimination laws can generate or alleviate stigma and, thus, are a critical component in the study of improving population health.


Currently, antidiscrimination laws are often underenforced and are sometimes conceptualized by courts and lawmakers in ways that are too narrow to fully reach all forms of stigma and all individuals who are stigmatized.


To remedy these limitations, we propose the creation of a new population-level surveillance system of antidiscrimination law and its enforcement, a central body to enforce antidiscrimination laws, as well as a collaborative research initiative to enhance the study …


Addicted To Hope: Abating The Opioid Epidemic And Seeking Redress From Opioid Distributors For Creating A Public Nuisance, Nathan R. Hamons Sep 2018

Addicted To Hope: Abating The Opioid Epidemic And Seeking Redress From Opioid Distributors For Creating A Public Nuisance, Nathan R. Hamons

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Failed Promise Of Workplace Health Regulation, David C. Vladeck Sep 2008

The Failed Promise Of Workplace Health Regulation, David C. Vladeck

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


If Due Process Is A Big Tent, Why Do Some Feel Excluded From The Big Top, William S. Mattingly Jun 2003

If Due Process Is A Big Tent, Why Do Some Feel Excluded From The Big Top, William S. Mattingly

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Going, Going, Gone...The Opportunities And Legal Pitfalls Of Online Surgical Auctions, Brian J. Caveney Jun 2001

Going, Going, Gone...The Opportunities And Legal Pitfalls Of Online Surgical Auctions, Brian J. Caveney

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


To Retain Or Destroy--That Is The Health Care Records Question, Christine L. Glover Jun 2001

To Retain Or Destroy--That Is The Health Care Records Question, Christine L. Glover

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Slouching Toward Barbarism--The Quest To Limit Partial Birth Abortion After Stenberg V. Carhart, Todd Goudy Dec 2000

Slouching Toward Barbarism--The Quest To Limit Partial Birth Abortion After Stenberg V. Carhart, Todd Goudy

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Health Care Surrogate Statutes: Ethics Pitfalls Threaten The Interests Of Incompetent Patients, Aaron N. Krupp Sep 1998

Health Care Surrogate Statutes: Ethics Pitfalls Threaten The Interests Of Incompetent Patients, Aaron N. Krupp

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Chemical Castration: Constitutional Issues Of Due Process, Equal Protection, And Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Linda Beckman Jun 1998

Chemical Castration: Constitutional Issues Of Due Process, Equal Protection, And Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Linda Beckman

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Black Lung Update: The Evolution Of The Current Regulations And The Proposed Revolution, William S. Mattingly Apr 1998

Black Lung Update: The Evolution Of The Current Regulations And The Proposed Revolution, William S. Mattingly

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Bad Witches: A Cut On The Clitoris With The Instruments Of Institutional Power And Politics, Joan R. Tarpley Dec 1997

Bad Witches: A Cut On The Clitoris With The Instruments Of Institutional Power And Politics, Joan R. Tarpley

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Relational And Liberal Feminism: The Ethic Of Care, Fetal Personhood And Autonomy, Joyce E. Mcconnell Dec 1996

Relational And Liberal Feminism: The Ethic Of Care, Fetal Personhood And Autonomy, Joyce E. Mcconnell

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Fourth Circuit's Baby K Decision: Plain Language Does Not Make Good Law, David Zell Myerberg M.D. Sep 1995

The Fourth Circuit's Baby K Decision: Plain Language Does Not Make Good Law, David Zell Myerberg M.D.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Modification Of Benefits For Claimants Under The Federal Black Lung Benefits Program, Rita A. Massie Jun 1995

Modification Of Benefits For Claimants Under The Federal Black Lung Benefits Program, Rita A. Massie

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Is The Doctor Hostile--Obstructive Impairments And The Hostility Rule In Federal Black Lung Claims, Timothy F. Cogan Jun 1995

Is The Doctor Hostile--Obstructive Impairments And The Hostility Rule In Federal Black Lung Claims, Timothy F. Cogan

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Director, Owcp V. Greenwich Collieries: The End Of The True Doubt Rule, Allan Brown Jun 1995

Director, Owcp V. Greenwich Collieries: The End Of The True Doubt Rule, Allan Brown

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Secondhand Smoke As An Issue In Child Custody/Visitation Disputes, Jeffrey L. Hall Sep 1994

Secondhand Smoke As An Issue In Child Custody/Visitation Disputes, Jeffrey L. Hall

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federal Black Lung Update, William S. Mattingly Apr 1994

Federal Black Lung Update, William S. Mattingly

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Dimarco V. Lynch Homes-Chester County, Inc.: How Far Should West Virginia Go In Extension Of Physician Liability For Transmission Of Communicable Disease, Rebecca Coffield Moore Jun 1992

Dimarco V. Lynch Homes-Chester County, Inc.: How Far Should West Virginia Go In Extension Of Physician Liability For Transmission Of Communicable Disease, Rebecca Coffield Moore

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federal Black Lung Update: The Standard Of Disability Causation For Federal Black Lung Benefits, Willaim S. Mattingley, Martin E. Hall Apr 1992

Federal Black Lung Update: The Standard Of Disability Causation For Federal Black Lung Benefits, Willaim S. Mattingley, Martin E. Hall

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Legal Issues Surrounding Preemployment Physical Examinations In The Coal Industry, Daniel L. Stickler, Albert F. Sebok Apr 1992

Legal Issues Surrounding Preemployment Physical Examinations In The Coal Industry, Daniel L. Stickler, Albert F. Sebok

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


United States Department Of Labor V. Triplett: Black Lung Claimants Will Continue To Suffer From A Lack Of Legal Representation, Robert A. Campbell Apr 1991

United States Department Of Labor V. Triplett: Black Lung Claimants Will Continue To Suffer From A Lack Of Legal Representation, Robert A. Campbell

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federal Black Lung Update, Allen R. Prunty, Mark E. Solomons Jun 1990

Federal Black Lung Update, Allen R. Prunty, Mark E. Solomons

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Can Coal Miners Escape Black Lung--An Analysis Of The Coal Miner Job Transfer Program And Its Implications For Occupational Medical Removal Protection Programs, Emily A. Spieler Apr 1989

Can Coal Miners Escape Black Lung--An Analysis Of The Coal Miner Job Transfer Program And Its Implications For Occupational Medical Removal Protection Programs, Emily A. Spieler

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Federal Black Lung Program: Its Evolution And Current Issues, Allen R. Prunty, Mark E. Solomons Apr 1989

The Federal Black Lung Program: Its Evolution And Current Issues, Allen R. Prunty, Mark E. Solomons

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Nursing Malpractice--The Nurse's Duty To Follow Orders, Barbara R. Benninger Jun 1988

Nursing Malpractice--The Nurse's Duty To Follow Orders, Barbara R. Benninger

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Liability For Transmission Of Aids In The Hospital Workplace: A Critique Of Mandatory Aids Testing Of Hospital Patients, Anne Shaffer Jan 1988

Liability For Transmission Of Aids In The Hospital Workplace: A Critique Of Mandatory Aids Testing Of Hospital Patients, Anne Shaffer

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Stapleton V. Westmoreland Coal Company: Toward Making The Interim Presumption Irrebuttable, Michael D. Weikle Apr 1987

Stapleton V. Westmoreland Coal Company: Toward Making The Interim Presumption Irrebuttable, Michael D. Weikle

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Regulating Human Gene Therapy, Judith Areen Jan 1986

Regulating Human Gene Therapy, Judith Areen

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.