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Bill of Health’s Top 10 Posts of 2022

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We look forward to continuing our coverage of key issues in health law policy, biotechnology, and bioethics in 2023. Negotiating Masks in the Workplace: When the ADA Does and Does Not Apply. The Mask-Optional DEI Initiative. A Timeline of Biden’s Pandemic Response, Part 3: We Have the Tools (Sept. – Thanks for reading!

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A Timeline of Biden’s Pandemic Response, Part 3: We Have the Tools (Sept. – Dec. 2021)

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Over the summer of 2021, concern grew that the vaccines were not providing the near-perfect protection against symptomatic disease and transmission that had first emboldened the administration to jettison other public health measures. ” which was originally published on January 5, 2022 on Medium. Read the first and second parts here.

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A Timeline of Biden’s Pandemic Response, Part 4: Winter of Death (December 2021 – Present)

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On December 1, 2021, the CDC issued a press release announcing that it had identified a case of the Omicron variant in the U.S. The rate of inflation was nearly 7% in 2021, which is unprecedented in recent economic history. ” which was originally published on January 5, 2022 on Medium. By Justin Feldman. for the first time.

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UC San Diego Health Appoints Inaugural Chief Health AI Officer

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This appointment strengthens the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Center for Health Innovation (JCHI), established in September 2021 to develop innovative and advanced healthcare solutions. . – Establishing an appropriate framework for responsible and accountable AI deployment within the healthcare system.

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Is Preemption the Cure for Healthcare Federalism’s Restrictions on Medication Abortion?

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In December 2021, an important milestone was achieved when the FDA removed the requirement that mifepristone be dispensed in person, thereby opening the door for dispensing mifepristone through the mail after a telemedicine appointment. Whelan , JD, MA Bioethics, is an assistant professor at the Georgia State University College of Law.

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Ensuring That Humanity Retains Control of Connected Things: A Message from Microsoft at CES 2021

Health Populi

In advance of that discussion, I wanted to feature remarks shared by Brad Smith, Microsoft President, that I recently heard at CES 2021 , the annual (this year, virtual) meeting convening the largest community of consumer electronics stakeholders globally. But it wasn’t just JFK’s moonshot remarks that were inspiring.

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Employers and the Future of Public Health

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In 2021, over 50% of Americans were covered by employer-provided health insurance. Hahn Professor of Law, Professor of Bioethics, and Co-Director of Law-Medicine Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Law. In the future, they may frequently take the lead in implementing public health measures.