Health

A comprehensive legal mandate for health data holders could better protect electronic health information.

HIPAA has delivered meaningful benefits to consumers but still needs updating to address new and emerging privacy challenges.

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of HIPAA’s passage, leading scholars explore the law’s impact on privacy and health care.

Legal experts argue that the fertility industry is largely unregulated and poses risks to patients.

Scholar claims that regulatory sandboxes such as emergency use authorizations boost innovation, but at a cost.

FDA warns consumers to protect themselves from a known carcinogen in hair smoothing products.

Scholars examine the effectiveness of the contentious 340B Drug Pricing Program.

COVID-19 highlights a blood donation deferral policy that clashes with modern science.

Government watchdog finds that FDA is not properly inspecting imported seafood.

State policies create and exacerbate barriers to access rural health care.

Lawyer proposes a new legal framework for reviewing FDA’s refusal to regulate lethal injection drugs.

Scholar explains why the DEA—not FDA—has power over the classification of potentially addictive substances.