HealthLawProf Blog
Features health law news and information, including analysis of the FDA and the healthcare industry.
Author: S. Elizabeth Malloy is a law professor and director of the Weaver Institute of Law & Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. She edits HealthLawProf Blog, which is part of the Law Professor Blogs Network.
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Recent Posts from HealthLawProf Blog
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Congressional Budget Office on the Cost of Health Reform - New Numbers
Ezra Klein points out the new budget numbers on the Senate's HELP bill: The big news of the morning is a new version of the Senate HELP Committee's health-care reform bill that seems to have…
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FDA Panel Recommends Ban on 2 Painkillers
The New York Times: A federal advisory panel voted narrowly on Tuesday to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin, two of the most popular prescription painkillers in the world, because of their effects on…
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Drug Resistant Swine Flu
The Associated Press reports, For the first time, a case of swine flu has proven resistant to Tamiflu — the leading pharmaceutical weapon against the new virus, international health officials said Monday. The resistance was…
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Diane Rehm on Primary Care Doctors
Diane Rehm discusses the need for more primary care doctors today: 10:00 Primary Care Doctors The role of primary care doctors in the U.S. health care system and efforts to address what some believe is…
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Healthy Americans Against Health Reform: New AD
I find these ads quite funny, hope others to do - click here (HARRM.ORG) for their latest. For more health reform humor, check out Tom Tomorrow's latest cartoon here.
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The Public Plan: A Discussion
Several scholars discuss and debate the pros and cons of a public plan option at The American Prospect. Here is a brief excerpt: In "The Perils of the Public Plan," Paul Starr warns that a…
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Krugman on Health Reform
Oxdown Gazette has an excellent post discussing Paul Krugman's response to George Will's (Washington Post) and Greg Mankiw's (New York Times) editorials on healthcare. The blogger writes, Fortunately, Paul Krugman had similar concerns, but expressed…
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Working to Prevent Painkiller Damage
The Associated Press reports on the FDA's renewed focus on painkillers and their damaging side effects. The article provides, Tylenol, Excedrin, NyQuil. These household brands and others have come to symbolize safe, convenient relief from…
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Coverage for Autism
The National Law Journal reports on a settlement in Michigan involving payment for autism treatments by insurance companies. Tresa Baldas writes, In what plaintiffs lawyers are calling a landmark autism case, a Michigan insurance company…
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Fun with Opposing Health Reform
Just for fun - you should check out the new lobbying organization: HAARM - Healthy Americans Against Reforming Medicine. They have a video here. Enjoy! Thanks to Americablog for the link.