Between Feb. 19-26, shares for the telehealth company Hims & Hers Health, Inc. plummeted. The reason for the sudden drop in its stock price? An FDA announcement that semaglutide injection products, the GLP-1 medication in the blockbuster drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, are no longer in shortage. The post Hims? Hers? It’s Novo Nordisk’s Semaglutide Market Now first appeared on Petrie-Flom Center ..read more

Transparency rules in clinical trials attempt to strike a balance between ensuring essential safety and efficacy data reaches the public, and preserving truly proprietary information that fosters innovation. The post When Clinical Trials Meet Patents: Finding Balance in Law first appeared on Petrie-Flom Center ..read more

Edited by Timo Minssen and Marcelo Corrales Compagnucci, the symposium convenes leading researchers from the International Collaborative Bioscience Innovation & Law Program (Inter-CeBIL), which is supported by a generous scientifically independent grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF). The Inter-CeBIL initiative fosters knowledge networks to address legal and ethical challenges in health and life science... The post Innovation, Law, and Ethics in International Bioscience first appeared on Petrie-Flom Center ..read more

How do we know what is healthy? Given the link between healthy eating patterns and diet-related diseases, consumers need accurate information to make informed choices about which foods they should purchase. The post Decoding Front-of-Package Food Labels: Are They Really Telling Us What’s Healthy? first appeared on Petrie-Flom Center ..read more

Picture a world where a patient suffering from a debilitating neurological disorder receives not only a diagnosis but also a bespoke brain implant designed to restore lost function. The post Mind over Machine: Navigating the Legal and Ethical Frontier of Neurotech first appeared on Petrie-Flom Center ..read more

On Dec. 13, 2024, then-President-Elect Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time… Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation.” The post An End to “Springing Forward”: The Case for Permanent Standard Time first appeared on Petrie-Flom Center ..read more

Imagine you’re a researcher developing an AI model, such as an algorithm or other computer process, that can predict early-stage cancer using data from thousands of patient records. You’ve been careful anonymizing datasets, following ethical guidelines, and ensuring patient confidentiality. But the release of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)’s Opinion 28/2024 on Dec. 17, 2024, may have shifted the ground beneath your feet. The post Europe Tightens Data Protection Rules for AI Models—And It’s a Big Deal for Healthcare and Life Sciences first appeared on Petrie-Flom Center ..read more

The Trump administration has plans to use emergency public health powers to close the southern border and remove thousands of immigrants from the country. The only problem? There is no public health emergency. The post Could the Trump Administration Use CDC Powers to Enforce Hardline Immigration Policies? first appeared on Petrie-Flom Center ..read more

Edited by Timo Minssen and Marcelo Corrales Compagnucci, the symposium convenes leading researchers from the International Collaborative Bioscience Innovation & Law Program, which is supported by a generous scientifically independent grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF). The post Actionable Insights from the International Collaborative Research Program in Bioscience Innovation & Law first appeared on Petrie-Flom Center ..read more

Thirteen years ago, Uruguay marked a pivotal moment in reproductive rights with the legalization of abortion. It was hailed as a significant advancement, a victory for autonomy and health. The post Breaking the Silence: Violence and the Fight for Dignified Abortion Care in Uruguay first appeared on Petrie-Flom Center ..read more