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Book Review: ‘Drugs and the FDA: Safety, Efficacy, and the Public’s Trust’ by Mikkael A. Sekeres

Bill of Health

Sekeres centers his narrative on the controversial 2011 Avastin hearings , in which the FDA reconsidered and ultimately withdrew the breast cancer indication for Genentech’s Avastin drug. Food and Drug Administration became the agency it is today and how it makes some of its toughest decisions regarding the regulation of potent drugs.

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How the Dobbs Ruling Will Affect People with Substance Use Disorder

Bill of Health

In 2011 , 45% of pregnancies in the United States were unintended, and, because there was a protected right to reproductive freedom, 42% of these were terminated through abortion at the request of the birthing parent. A Long History of Wrongful Prosecutions.

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Q&A with PFC Director of Global Health and Rights Project, Alicia Ely Yamin

Bill of Health

For example, in 2011, I was named by the Colombian Constitutional Court as an Independent Expert on the implementation of T-760/08, a major structural judgment that led to significant health system reform in Colombia. Alicia Ely Yamin J.D. 1991), M.P.H. 1996), Ph.D.

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Women’s Health on Her Own Terms – “She Knows” What She Needs

Health Populi

Outsmart Mother Nature.” ” “Now” is our Platform Age, enabled through technology and the people whose influences are amplified across media and social networks.

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Can AI Make Healthcare Human Again? Dr. Topol Says “Yes”

Health Populi

Your first dip into his wisdom should be “A Doctor’s Touch,” his TED talk from 2011 with over 1.5 Verghese, and since you’re reading the Health Populi blog, you must get to know Dr. V now. million views. You will thank me for pointing you to this pearl. You will want to know more.

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Egg Freezing in Israel: Legal Framework and Women’s Viewpoints

Bill of Health

Giant corporations such as Apple and Facebook have offered funding for social egg freezing to their female employees while provoking ongoing bioethical and public debates regarding their implications, including; medicalization , (dis)empowerment , “appropriate” motherhood , medical risks, and success rates.

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