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Public Health Preparedness & Response: An Exercise In Administrative Law, John D. Blum, Jordan Paradise 2018 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

Public Health Preparedness & Response: An Exercise In Administrative Law, John D. Blum, Jordan Paradise

Faculty Publications & Other Works

Responses to epidemics, pandemics, and other biological disasters require multiple coordinated initiatives that combine sophisticated planning, sound emergency management, effective stockpiles, solid geographic information systems, well-developed laboratory surveillance and response, and effective management capabilities. Critical to the noted elements of planning and response is the existence of a legal structure, which underpins the operations of necessary programs. While the law may not be the first public health tool considered in a disaster, it is fundamental to the effective functioning of multiple actors and must be harmonized across jurisdictional lines. This article explores the role of law in pandemics and other …


Dignity In Choice: A Terminally Ill Patient's Right To Choose, Cody Bauer 2018 Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Dignity In Choice: A Terminally Ill Patient's Right To Choose, Cody Bauer

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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Drug Pricing—The Next Compliance Waterloo, Seth Whitelaw, Nicodemo Fiorentino, Jennifer O'Leary 2018 Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Drug Pricing—The Next Compliance Waterloo, Seth Whitelaw, Nicodemo Fiorentino, Jennifer O'Leary

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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Medicaid: Welfare Program Of Last Resort, Or Safety Net?, Laura D. Hermer 2018 Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Medicaid: Welfare Program Of Last Resort, Or Safety Net?, Laura D. Hermer

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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Changing Hearts, Minds, And Structures: Advancing Equity And Health Equity In State Government Policies, Operations, And Practices In Minnesota And Other States, Susan R. Weisman, Ayah Helmy, Vayong Moua, Julie Ralston Aoki 2018 Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Changing Hearts, Minds, And Structures: Advancing Equity And Health Equity In State Government Policies, Operations, And Practices In Minnesota And Other States, Susan R. Weisman, Ayah Helmy, Vayong Moua, Julie Ralston Aoki

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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Shared Goals: How The Hhs Office Of Inspector General Supports Health Care Industry Compliance Efforts, Gregory E. Demske, Geeta Taylor, James Ortmann 2018 Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Shared Goals: How The Hhs Office Of Inspector General Supports Health Care Industry Compliance Efforts, Gregory E. Demske, Geeta Taylor, James Ortmann

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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Managing Cumulative Risk, Lauren R. Roth 2018 Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Managing Cumulative Risk, Lauren R. Roth

Mitchell Hamline Law Review

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The U.S. Science And Technology “Triple Threat”: A Regulatory Treatment Plan For The Nation’S Addiction To Prescription Opioids, Michael J. Malinowski 2018 Louisiana State University Law Center

The U.S. Science And Technology “Triple Threat”: A Regulatory Treatment Plan For The Nation’S Addiction To Prescription Opioids, Michael J. Malinowski

Journal Articles

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Thomas: ‘Don’T Drink The Water’: Act Now To Stop The Indefinite Detention Of Immigrant Children, Claire R. Thomas 2018 New York Law School

Thomas: ‘Don’T Drink The Water’: Act Now To Stop The Indefinite Detention Of Immigrant Children, Claire R. Thomas

Other Publications

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Health Matrix, 2018 2018 Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Health Matrix, 2018

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

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Different But Same: A Call For A Joint Pro-Active Regulation Of Cross-Border Egg And Surrogacy Markets, Sharon Bassan 2018 Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Different But Same: A Call For A Joint Pro-Active Regulation Of Cross-Border Egg And Surrogacy Markets, Sharon Bassan

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

The article examines the need of a pro-active regulation of cross-border egg and surrogacy markets. Topics discussed include ways to regulate surrogacy market failures; conduct of both cross-border markets and the main failures that raise the need for regulation in each market; and minimalistic and a pro-active approach to regulate the markets.


Examining Nontherapeutic Circumcision, Stephen R. Munzer 2018 Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Examining Nontherapeutic Circumcision, Stephen R. Munzer

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

The article argues that male minors have a moral anticipatory right-in-trust not to be circumcised without a medical indication. Topics discussed include ethical, political, and intellectual persuasions of children's rights, parental rights, religious freedom; moral implications to circumcise male minors without a medical indication; and moral rights of male minors


Shining City On A Hill At The Edge Of Tomorrow: Crispr-Cas9, Dickey-Wicker, And The Inner Space Race, Zachary A. Zalewski 2018 Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Shining City On A Hill At The Edge Of Tomorrow: Crispr-Cas9, Dickey-Wicker, And The Inner Space Race, Zachary A. Zalewski

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

The article highlights federal government funding of Targeted Genomic Editing (TGE) experimentation on human embryos, and recommends additional funding to accelerate scientific development and inquiry. Topics discussed include background of TGE, emphasizing CRISPR-Cas9 technology; risk of an emerging knowledge gap in this field; and legitimate concerns about what kinds of research are in the public and national interest.


Teaching Bioethics: The Role Of Empathy & Humility In The Teaching And Practice Of Law, Barbara A. Noah 2018 Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Teaching Bioethics: The Role Of Empathy & Humility In The Teaching And Practice Of Law, Barbara A. Noah

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

The article discusses how bioethics education integrates ideas from ethics, law, science, and public policy with the goal of solving problems associated with the delivery of medical care. Topics discussed include Torts and various health law courses; American legal education's multi-tiered approach to teach students about law; and role of empathy and humility in the teaching and practice of law.


The Implications Of Marijuana Legalization On The Prevalence And Severity Of Schizophrenia, Samantha M. Caspar, Artem M. Joukov 2018 Case Western Reserve University School of Law

The Implications Of Marijuana Legalization On The Prevalence And Severity Of Schizophrenia, Samantha M. Caspar, Artem M. Joukov

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

The article discusses how regulation is vital to protect the small proportion of the population that will develop schizophrenia from marijuana use. Topics discussed include marijuana's effects on a user's psyche; triggers and symptoms of schizophrenia; and need to legalize marijuana for people who are at least twenty-five years old or who have been cleared by a psychologist.


Screening Older Physicians For Cognitive Impairment: Justifiable Or Discriminatory?, Ilene N. Moore 2018 Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Screening Older Physicians For Cognitive Impairment: Justifiable Or Discriminatory?, Ilene N. Moore

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

In the U.S., one out of eight practicing physicians is older than sixty-five, and many practice well into their seventies. Many commentators and healthcare organizations, concerned that aging physicians are at risk for cognitive impairment, have urged, or actually instituted, cognitive "screening" for older physicians as a means to ensure patient safety. An age-based screening program, however, should not proceed unless supported by clear evidence and not prohibited by law. This article argues that neither of these conditions applies. Singling out all older physicians for cognitive testing is empirically unjustified and legally prohibited. Furthermore, there are other means to reliably …


Increasing Vaccination Rates Without Eliminating Nonmedical Exemptions, Hillel Y. Levin, Timothy D. Lytton 2018 University of Georgia School of Law

Increasing Vaccination Rates Without Eliminating Nonmedical Exemptions, Hillel Y. Levin, Timothy D. Lytton

Popular Media

This essay on shifting states' incentives to reduce nonmedical exemptions while respecting the choice not to vaccinate, is based on a forthcoming article, A Model Law for Nonmedical Immunization Exemptions Using the Least Restrictive Means, coauthored by Daniel A. Salmon, Stacie Kershner, Timothy D. Lytton, Hillel Y. Levin, Claire Hannan, and Saad B. Omer.


Physician-Assisted Death With Dignity: Expanding Palliative Care In Rhode Island, Camille Caron Capraro 2018 J.D. Candidate, 2019, Roger Williams University School of Law

Physician-Assisted Death With Dignity: Expanding Palliative Care In Rhode Island, Camille Caron Capraro

Roger Williams University Law Review

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Germline Editing: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back?, Kristina Smith 2018 Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law

Germline Editing: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back?, Kristina Smith

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

No abstract provided.


Telemedicine Is The New Narcotics Candy Store: Teladoc Opens The Floodgates For The Unrestricted Sale Of Dangerous Drugs, Madeleine Rosuck 2018 Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law

Telemedicine Is The New Narcotics Candy Store: Teladoc Opens The Floodgates For The Unrestricted Sale Of Dangerous Drugs, Madeleine Rosuck

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

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