Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Health Law Feb 2020 Can International Patent Law Help Mitigate Cancer Inequity in LMICs? Srividya Ragavan, SJD and Amaka Vanni, PhD Inequity makes it imperative to consider how trade and patent policies influence international patients’ access to treatment and prevention. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E102-111. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.102. Health Law Nov 2008 Practicing Preventive Medicine through Preventive Employment Practices Kristin E. Schleiter, JD Despite challenges, employer no-smoking policies have been upheld by the courts to date. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):740-746. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.hlaw1-0811. Health Law Dec 2006 Intellectual Property and Access to Medicine for the Poor Tara Leevy, LLB, LLM Intellectual property laws promulgated by the World Trade Organization affect developing nations' access to life-saving medications. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):834-838. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.hlaw1-0612. Health Law May 2005 When a Parent's Religious Belief Endangers Her Unborn Child Faith Lagay, PhD US case law protects a woman's right to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment for her fetus on religious grounds. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(5):375-378. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.5.hlaw1-0505. Health Law Apr 2013 Oreos, Big Gulps, and Nicotine: Legal Challenges to Government Lifestyle Interventions Valarie Blake, JD, MA Both bans on unhealthful foods and warning label requirements face strong legal opposition from industry and ignite furious public debate about the role and limits of government intervention in American lifestyles. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(4):327-331. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.4.hlaw1-1304.
Health Law Feb 2020 Can International Patent Law Help Mitigate Cancer Inequity in LMICs? Srividya Ragavan, SJD and Amaka Vanni, PhD Inequity makes it imperative to consider how trade and patent policies influence international patients’ access to treatment and prevention. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(2):E102-111. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.102.
Health Law Nov 2008 Practicing Preventive Medicine through Preventive Employment Practices Kristin E. Schleiter, JD Despite challenges, employer no-smoking policies have been upheld by the courts to date. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):740-746. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.hlaw1-0811.
Health Law Dec 2006 Intellectual Property and Access to Medicine for the Poor Tara Leevy, LLB, LLM Intellectual property laws promulgated by the World Trade Organization affect developing nations' access to life-saving medications. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):834-838. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.hlaw1-0612.
Health Law May 2005 When a Parent's Religious Belief Endangers Her Unborn Child Faith Lagay, PhD US case law protects a woman's right to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment for her fetus on religious grounds. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(5):375-378. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.5.hlaw1-0505.
Health Law Apr 2013 Oreos, Big Gulps, and Nicotine: Legal Challenges to Government Lifestyle Interventions Valarie Blake, JD, MA Both bans on unhealthful foods and warning label requirements face strong legal opposition from industry and ignite furious public debate about the role and limits of government intervention in American lifestyles. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(4):327-331. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.4.hlaw1-1304.