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March 3, 2015
And the Ban Played On
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
Have you taken the “Celibacy Challenge?” This satirical national campaign is in response to a proposal from the FDA that would amend the lifetime blood donation ban of men who have sex with men (MSM) to only a one-year ban.…
February 9, 2015
Canadian Supreme Court: Legal Assisted Suicide In a Year
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
A year from now, all Canadians may have the right to assisted suicide. In February 6, the Canadian Supreme Court ruled “that the prohibition on physician-assisted dying is void insofar as it deprives a competent adult of such assistance where (1) the person affected clearly consents to the termination of life; and (2) the person has a grievous and irremediable medical condition (including an illness, disease or disability) that causes enduring suffering that is intolerable to the individual in the circumstances of his or her condition.” In other words, a competent and capacitated person with a serious and unresolvable condition that creates suffering has a right to have assistance to end his or her life.…
January 23, 2015
ACA Report Card: One Year of Obamacare and the Individual Insurance Mandate
by Craig M. Klugman
The United States has passed a milestone, the first year of the Affordable Care Act’s insurance mandate.…
January 21, 2015
Ebola – Yes to isolation, quarantine, and travel restrictions (Part III)
By Adil E. Shamoo, Ph.D. (guest blogger)
The HIV experience can be used as a learning model to understand what processes may need to be used for this Ebola epidemic.…
January 19, 2015
Ebola – Yes to isolation, quarantine, and travel restrictions (Part II)
By Adil E. Shamoo, Ph.D. (guest blogger)
Public health policy is derived from promoting public good to protect millions of people from pain and suffering; an effective policy ultimately should enhance health and happiness.…
January 16, 2015
Ebola – Yes to isolation, quarantine, and travel restrictions (Part I)
By Adil E. Shamoo, Ph.D. (guest blogger)
In 2014, the spread of Ebola topped the headlines. While other issues have supplanted Ebola for the time being, the risk remains as the virus continues to claim victims.…
January 14, 2015
Worrying about patient satisfaction only harms the patient
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
Anyone who has been in a hospital in the last 9 years has encountered a patient satisfaction survey.…
January 6, 2015
Cassandra C: Right to refuse treatment or protecting a minor*
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
In Connecticut, a 17-year-old girl is being kept in a hospital room under court order. She is restrained to her treatment bed when she is given chemotherapy that neither she nor her mother want.…
November 3, 2014
Rest in Peace Mrs. Maynard
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
Over this past weekend, Brittany Maynard took her own life. At 29-years-old, Mrs. Maynard took her prescription for assisted suicide to end her life before her terminal brain cancer pushed her into a quality of life that she found unacceptable.…
September 30, 2014
Dollars to Doctors: Sun Rises on Sunshine Act’s Open Payments Database
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
Today, Tuesday, September 29, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will release most of the Open Payments database.…
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American Medical Forensic Specialists, Inc.
Selected Internet Resources in Health Law and Policy. This is an extensive source of information in a wide range of health law related fields including: Elder Law, AIDS, Bioethics, Death and Dying, Forensic Psychiatry, Managed Care, Pain Management and many more.
Congressional Budget Office Report on Cost of Tort Liability
Selected Internet Resources in Health Law and Policy. This is an extensive source of information in a wide range of health law related fields including: Elder Law, AIDS, Bioethics, Death and Dying, Forensic Psychiatry, Managed Care, Pain Management and many more.
Federation of State Medical Boards Policy Documents
Selected Internet Resources in Health Law and Policy. This is an extensive source of information in a wide range of health law related fields including: Elder Law, AIDS, Bioethics, Death and Dying, Forensic Psychiatry, Managed Care, Pain Management and many more.
Florida Medical Malpractice
Selected Internet Resources in Health Law and Policy. This is an extensive source of information in a wide range of health law related fields including: Elder Law, AIDS, Bioethics, Death and Dying, Forensic Psychiatry, Managed Care, Pain Management and many more.
Health Administration Responsibility Project
Selected Internet Resources in Health Law and Policy. This is an extensive source of information in a wide range of health law related fields including: Elder Law, AIDS, Bioethics, Death and Dying, Forensic Psychiatry, Managed Care, Pain Management and many more.
Institute of Medicine Reports on Medical Errors
Selected Internet Resources in Health Law and Policy. This is an extensive source of information in a wide range of health law related fields including: Elder Law, AIDS, Bioethics, Death and Dying, Forensic Psychiatry, Managed Care, Pain Management and many more.
Health Information Privacy
Selected Internet Resources in Health Law and Policy. This is an extensive source of information in a wide range of health law related fields including: Elder Law, AIDS, Bioethics, Death and Dying, Forensic Psychiatry, Managed Care, Pain Management and many more.
The American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics
Selected Internet Resources in Health Law and Policy. This is an extensive source of information in a wide range of health law related fields including: Elder Law, AIDS, Bioethics, Death and Dying, Forensic Psychiatry, Managed Care, Pain Management and many more.
The American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics
Selected Internet Resources in Health Law and Policy. This is an extensive source of information in a wide range of health law related fields including: Elder Law, AIDS, Bioethics, Death and Dying, Forensic Psychiatry, Managed Care, Pain Management and many more.
Bioethics and Health Law Consortium of South Florida (BAHLC)
Selected Internet Resources in Health Law and Policy. This is an extensive source of information in a wide range of health law related fields including: Elder Law, AIDS, Bioethics, Death and Dying, Forensic Psychiatry, Managed Care, Pain Management and many more.
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January 20, 2015 7:29 pm
Dad Arrested for Giving Cannabis Oil to Daughter With Cancer
The father of a 2-year-old with late-stage cancer is facing jail time for using cannabis oil in an attempt to ease his daughter’s suffering.
November 10, 2014 2:35 pm
A Plan to Cut Costs and Crime: End Hurdle to Job After Prison
James White had steeled himself for the moment. But when he got to the question on the job application — Have you ever been convicted of a crime? — he shifted nervously in his seat.
August 20, 2014 4:21 pm
California lawmakers pass bill banning inmate sterilizations
California lawmakers sent a bill to ban sterilization surgeries on inmates in California prisons to Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday, after media reports and a later audit showed officials failed to follow the state’s rules for obtaining consent for the procedure known as tubal ligation from incarcerated women.
August 14, 2014 12:23 pm
Pot-Smoking Mom Fights to Breastfeed. What Are the Risks?
A new mom in Portland, Ore., said she was barred from breastfeeding her premature newborn because she is a regular user of medical marijuana. “They’re refusing to allow me to breastfeed,” Crystal Cain told local news station KATU, referring to officials at Oregon Health Science University.
August 11, 2014 1:31 pm
Ethical questions emerge over who gets Ebola drug
In a development that raises a host of ethical issues, Spain announced it had obtained a scarce U.S.-made experimental Ebola drug to treat a Spanish missionary priest infected with the killer virus.
August 6, 2014 1:56 pm
France passes sweeping gender equality law
France has passed a sweeping gender equality law that eases current restrictions on abortion, encourages paternity leave and promotes gender parity at home and in the workplace.
July 24, 2014 1:56 pm
San Francisco approves soda tax for November ballot
San Francisco city leaders have approved a measure for the November ballot that would place a two-cents-per-ounce municipal tax on sodas and other sugary beverages, hoping to become the first major city to successfully impose such a levy.
July 16, 2014 7:06 pm
Calif. death penalty ruled unconstitutional
A federal judge Wednesday struck down California’s death penalty, saying the “dysfunctional” system that makes prisoners wait decades to be executed violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
July 15, 2014 2:35 pm
Police Won't Use Nude Photos of Va. Teen as Evidence in Sexting Case, Attorney Says
Prosecutors wanted to take a second set of nude photos, of the teen in a forced aroused state to compare them to photos he allegedly sent to his then-girlfriend.
May 29, 2014 3:51 pm
House Committee Votes to Allow Schools to Opt Out of Nutritional Program
The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed an agriculture budget bill that included nearly $21 billion for child nutrition that would allow schools to opt out of White House nutritional guidelines passed in 2012.
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