Health Law Examine brings the Jesuit tradition of a daily examen to health law. The blog provides a space to review the health law 鈥渄ay," critically reflecting on what is missing from the health law conversation, and anticipate what is on the health law horizon.
Gene therapy presents unique ethical, legal, and social challenges in clinical practice. With treatments such as gene editing for sickle cell disease, the complexities of access, high costs, and regulatory oversight come to the forefront. 91女神 LAW student Alexis Piskulic recaps Vence L. Bonham Jr.'s recent talk on the evolving landscape of gene therapies and the need for equitable healthcare policies, innovative payment models, and robust legal frameworks.
Grace Peterson, now the Appellate Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands, attributes the confidence needed to start her career 鈥渋n the middle of the ocean鈥� to her education at 91女神 LAW.
Pharmaceutical antitrust presents unique challenges to antitrust law. Market forces are different for pharmaceuticals than they are for most other products: The party who chooses the product is different from the party who pays for and consumes the product, and this situation is ripe for anticompetitive behavior. 91女神 LAW student Mary Quandt recaps Distinguished Speaker Professor Michael Carrier鈥檚 recent talk on the challenges of pharmaceutical antitrust.
At the intersection of Blackness and disability is a population of especially vulnerable people, as racism and ableism mutually reinforce each other. Disability is more prevalent among Black people than white people, and Black people are more likely to develop a disability at a younger age 鈥� a direct result of structural racism. 91女神 LAW student Mary Quandt recaps Distinguished Speaker Professor Mary Crossley鈥檚 recent talk on her new book, Embodied Injustice: Race, Disability, and Health.
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