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Solomon Center Article Impacts Nursing Home Reform Efforts

An article on using existing statutory and regulatory authority to incentivize better nursing home care has already had a wide-ranging impact, less than a year after publication.
Solomon Center Article Impacts Nursing Home Reform Efforts
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FTC Chair Lina Khan ’17 Speaks about Competition Policy in Health Care

The Solomon Center hosted FTC Chair Lina Khan ’17 for a wide-ranging conversation about her work on Sept. 16.
FTC Chair Lina Khan ’17 Speaks about Competition Policy in Health Care
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Northeastern Global News

Supreme Court ruling on the abortion pill ‘just a temporary pause in the battle’ over access, expert says (link is external)1

Former Solomon Center Executive Director Katherine Kraschel was quoted in an article about the Supreme Court’s mifepristone decision.

Supreme Court ruling on the abortion pill ‘just a temporary pause in the battle’ over access, expert says (link is external)
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MedPage Today

FTC Oversight of Pharmaceutical Sector ‘Minimal’ Over Last 20-Plus Years (link is external)2

Visiting Professor of Law and Solomon Center Distinguished Visitor Aaron Kesselheim was quoted about the rarity of successful challenges to proposed pharmaceutical mergers by the FTC. Professor of Law Amy Kapczynski ’03 was also quoted.

FTC Oversight of Pharmaceutical Sector ‘Minimal’ Over Last 20-Plus Years (link is external)
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Students Trained to Respond to Overdoses

Students from the Addiction Medicine Collaborative showed participants at a recent training how to respond to opioid overdoses.
Students Trained to Respond to Overdoses
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Sportico

Jontay Porter’s NBA Ban for Gambling Carries Legal Implications (link is external)3

Senior Research Fellow at the Solomon Center for Health Law & Policy Yaron Covo was quoted about Jontay Porter's permanent disqualification from the NBA.

Jontay Porter’s NBA Ban for Gambling Carries Legal Implications (link is external)
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Experts Discuss What’s at Stake for LGBTQ+ Health Care

The Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy hosted “What’s at Stake: The Future of LGBTQ+ Rights, Health, and Health Care.”
Experts Discuss What’s at Stake for LGBTQ+ Health Care
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The Hastings Center

New Federal Ruling Informed by Hastings Center Report Findings on Intimate Exams (link is external)4

Associate Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics and Solomon Center Affiliated Faculty Lori Bruce co-authored a report regarding the frequency and demographics of pelvic and prostate exams performed on patients without consent.

New Federal Ruling Informed by Hastings Center Report Findings on Intimate Exams (link is external)
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Alumni Share Insights on Careers in Health Law

At a career night hosted by the Solomon Center, alumni discussed their work in health law and policy.
Alumni Share Insights on Careers in Health Law
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Jotwell / Courts Law

The Mismatched Goals of Bankruptcy and Mass Tort Litigation (link is external)5

An article co-authored by Alfred M. Rankin Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Solomon Center Abbe Gluck ’00 was highlighted as one of the best works in recent scholarship.

The Mismatched Goals of Bankruptcy and Mass Tort Litigation (link is external)

Links

  1. https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/06/13/supreme-court-mifepristone-ruling/
  2. https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/110224
  3. https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2024/jontay-porter-lifetime-ban-legal-consequences-1234775950/
  4. https://www.thehastingscenter.org/news/new-federal-ruling-informed-by-hastings-center-report-findings-on-intimate-exams/
  5. https://courtslaw.jotwell.com/the-mismatched-goals-of-bankruptcy-and-mass-tort-litigation/?_gl=1*1ighx9j*_ga*MTM1NDk2MzcyMS4xNzExMDIzMzMx*_ga_BXXRV43J3Z*MTcxMTAyNjM3MC4yLjEuMTcxMTAyNjM3MC4wLjAuMA