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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, and Katharine Van Tassel is a law professor at Western New England School of Law.

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Recent Posts from HealthLawProf Blog

A Skipped Medication? Get a Text Message From Your Neglected Pill
In an experimental new system, a microchip planted in your pills will send a text message to your computer or your phone reminding you to take your medication if you forget. According to WSJ Health…
New Guidelines from DOJ for Prosecution of Medical Marijuana Use
In a change in US DOJ policy on medical marijuana use, a new set of formal federal guidelines were announced for U.S. Attorneys in the 14 states that authorize medical marijuana use. These states include…
Children’s Cereals Contain 86% More Suger, 60% More Salt And 65% Less Fiber Than Adult Cereals
Cereal manufacturers market their least healthy products to children according to a study by Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University. The FOODnavigator-USA.com reports on the study: Researchers found that cereals…
Ratio of Medical School Applicants to Available Slots Stays Flat
The WSJ Health Blog reports that the new figures on medical school applications from the Association of Medical Colleges came out on Tuesday. They show that the ratio of applications per available slot has stayed…
Rescue for Post-Surgical Complications Better For Whites Than Blacks At Teaching Hospitals
Survival after surgery appears higher at teaching hospitals than at non-teaching hospitals, but this benefit is experienced by white patients and not black patients, according to a report published in February of 2009 called Silber…
High Post-Surgical Mortality Rates Related to Failure to Rescue
The assumption is that high mortality hospitals have high complication rates. But a new report, Variation in Hospital Mortality Associated with Inpatient Surgery, 361 N.Eng. J. Med. 1368-75 (2009), shows complications are common after major…
Swine Flu Vaccine Shortfall, H1N1 Found in U.S. Swine and Mandatory Vaccination of Health Workers in NY Blocked
Nature.com’s blog The Great Beyond calls attention to three Swine Flu stories of interest. The first story relates to the vaccine shortfall and reports that "the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now…
52 Percent Lower Chance of Dying At Top-Rated Hospitals According to New Study
According to the HealthGrades Report on patient outcomes at 5000 hospitals, the quality gap continues. Patients who have access to high quality hospitals have a 52% lower chance of dying. As reported in ScienceDaily, the…
Study Shows Model Can Be Used To Rate Courtroom Psychiatric Experts' Performance
What does it mean when expert psychiatric witnesses in a court case reach opposing conclusions on the same sets of evidence? Does it mean that one side or the other is necessarily being less than…
Updated State Health Data from Kaiser Family Foundation
Statehealthfacts.org, which is part of the the Kaiser Family Foundation website, has recently added new and updated data on Demographics and the Economy, Health Coverage & Uninsured, Medicaid & CHIP, Medicare,Providers & Service Use, and…