Best Harvard School Of Public Health Podcasts (2024)

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Being Open To and Learning From Career Detours: Dr. Andres Acevedo-Melo, Academic Editor at PLOS ONE Journal 32:18

11h ago32:18

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Today’s Raise the Line guest provides a great example of how to embrace the range of career options that are available to medical practitioners. In the dozen years since earning his medical degree, Dr. Andres Acevedo-Melo has been a medical liaison and advisor for two of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, provided recruitment suppor…

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A Seat at the Sitting - October 2024 1:08:04

3d ago1:08:04

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Each month, a panel of constitutional experts convenes to discuss the Court’s upcoming docket sitting by sitting. The cases covered in this preview are listed below. Royal Canin U.S.A. v. Wullschleger, (October 7) -Federalism & Separation of Powers; Whether a post-removal amendment of a complaint to omit federal questions defeats federal-question s…

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Medical Education as a Passport to Making a Difference: Jermaine Blakely, Third Year Medical Student at Howard University College of Medicine 30:22

6d ago30:22

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“I thought that education and medicine was a pathway for me to not only get out of my small town but to also make a huge impact somewhere in the world,” says Jermaine Blakely, a third-year medical student at Howard University College of Medicine. But Blakely didn’t wait for medical school to start making a difference. While an undergrad at Morehous…

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Talks with Authors: Nowhere to Live: The Hidden Story of America's Housing Crisis 1:03:08

8d ago1:03:08

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In Nowhere to Live: The Hidden Story of America’s Housing Crisis, author James Burling describes the interesting history of America's housing market. With stories going back to the Civil War, the early twentieth century, and the “urban renewal” movement of the 1950s, Nowhere to Live argues that a series of governmental mistakes helped to create a c…

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A Religious Charter School? A Discussion on the Limits of State Action and Demands of the Free Exercise Clause 1:02:49

9d ago1:02:49

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On June 25, 2024, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the nation’s first religious charter school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, was unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause based on its view that the privately operated school was both a government entity and a state actor. This finding of state action also led the court …

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Litigation Update: City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency 1:01:57

14d ago1:01:57

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The Supreme Court recently decided that they will review a case dealing with the Clean Water Act (CWA), which prohibits the pollution of US waters without a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. In order to comply with the statute, the city of San Francisco was issued a permit by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) i…

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Learn to Focus On the Things You Can Do: Brian Kennedy, Director of Sales Analytics at Elsevier and Rare Disease Patient 29:48

14d ago29:48

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One way to look at today's guest is that if he were a zebra, he would have extra stripes because, unfortunately, he has more than one rare condition, which is a first for a guest in our Year of the Zebra series. After struggling with various GI issues most of his life, Brian Kennedy, an Elsevier colleague, was diagnosed several years ago with exocr…

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Conservative Populism and the Future of the Right’s Relationship with Organized Labor 1:05:21

14d ago1:05:21

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On July 15th, Teamster’s president Sean O’Brien surprised the country by becoming the first head of the nation’s largest labor union to speak at the Republican National Convention. Former president Trump chose J.D. Vance as his running mate, on the same day. Vance, a longtime advocate for disaffected blue-collar workers, reflects a larger populist …

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The Public Lands Rule: Will A New “Conservation and Landscape Health” Paradigm for Federal Lands Survive Judicial Review? 1:02:24

14d ago1:02:24

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently adopted comprehensive new land management regulations known as the “Conservation and Landscape Health Rule,” or simply, “the Public Lands Rule.” The rule has spurred litigation challenging the Interior Department’s authority to establish a conservation “overlay” over 245 million acres of federal lands. S…

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A Short Introduction to Electronic Discovery 1:00:25

17d ago1:00:25

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PowerPoint Slides This program will provide a short introduction to the world of E-Discovery, predominantly in the civil litigation setting. Join us as Prof. Ted Hirt discusses E-Discovery and some related topics: the challenge of "big data," how the Federal Civil Rules deal with E-discovery (including case scheduling and orders), and "proportional…

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Litigation Update: Free Speech Rights of K-12 Students 58:55

17d ago58:55

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The free speech rights (or lack thereof) of K-12 students has always been a unique area in the realm of First Amendment litigation. Cases like Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District from 60 years ago established that students do not leave their First Amendment rights at the schoolhouse gate, though subsequent cases have articula…

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CLE: Is DEI Legal After The Harvard Case? 1:01:00

16d ago1:01:00

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DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) initiatives have become ubiquitous on campuses and in workplaces across the nation, particularly after the death of George Floyd in late May 2020 and the rapid rise of "anti-racism" initiatives. These efforts, frequently using racially exclusionary or derogatory terminology and eligibility, were considered by s…

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Creating Practice Models That Work Better for Providers and Patients: Dr. Ginamarie Papia, Founder of Divinely Guided Health 29:45

20d ago29:45

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“If you really want to build a relationship with your patients, a model based on insurance doesn't enable you to spend enough time with them to build that connection,” says Dr. Ginamarie Papia, a practitioner of integrative medicine based in New York. That explains why the 30-something entrepreneur has just launched her own virtual “direct-to-patie…

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Recent Supreme Court Decisions: Implications for the Business World 54:42

22d ago54:42

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The U.S. Supreme Court continues to shape arbitration law through a strict interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), with each term introducing new nuances. This program will explore Supreme Court decisions from the latest term and examine recent interpretations by federal appeals courts, focusing on their impact on arbitration practice.…

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Judicial Elections and Free Speech 1:00:07

24d ago1:00:07

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Judicial selection in the states is not uniform, but most states have some form of judicial elections. Some are contested elections--whether partisan or nonpartisan--and some involve uncontested retention elections. During an election, judicial candidates must abide by ethical rules that explicitly restrict their ability to speak freely. What are t…

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88. Breaking Bread… The Art, Health, and Fun of Baking Bread at Home 55:13

24d ago55:13

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Healthy Benefits of Home Baked Bread In addition to being more flavorful and aesthetic, homemade bread can be a much healthier alternative to store-bought bread. The bread you bake at home can be lower in sodium and sugar. In addition to the whole grain goodness of your bread, you can also add a variety of seeds. Try sesame, pumpkin, linseed and su…

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The Partnership Between Rare Disease Families and Researchers: Jennifer Wells and Dr. Maya Chopra 36:17

27d ago36:17

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As we continue our Year of the Zebra focus on rare disorders, we’re going to focus on the productive relationships that can develop between the families of children with rare diseases and the researchers who are trying to develop treatments and cures. Join Raise the Line host Lindsey Smith as she explores the various dimensions involved with Jennif…

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Boosting Rare Disease Research Through Sports: Rob Long, Executive Director at Uplifting Athletes 34:38

1M ago34:38

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In 2010, our guest, Rob Long, was on the cusp of an NFL career after being a star punter at Syracuse University. But that bright future was sidelined when Rob was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain tumor just five days after his final college game. Fortunately, emergency surgery and treatment gave him a second chance. As you’ll learn in thi…

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Understanding the Regulatory Landscape for Private Fund Advisers 1:02:10

1M ago1:02:10

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The regulatory landscape for Private Funds has changed dramatically over the past decade, culminating in the SEC’s recent Private Fund Advisers regulation, which was recently struck down by the Fifth Circuit. In the wake of this important court decision, what’s next? Will the SEC go back to the drawing board? Is more regulation even needed? What br…

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Courthouse Steps Decision: Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission 1:01:14

1M ago1:01:14

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On August 20, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s Non-Complete Rule in its entirety, finding it exceed FTC’s statutory authority and was arbitrary and capricious. The Rule, adopted in April, banned virtually all new noncompete clauses in employment contracts and invalidated exi…

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Being a Doctor Will Give Me Meaningful Monday Mornings: Parsa Mohri, Medical Student at Acibadem University 40:42

1M ago40:42

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Given Osmosis from Elsevier’s mission to educate the next generation of healthcare providers, it’s fitting that our 500th episode of the Raise the Line podcast features a conversation with Parsa Mohri, a medical student at Acibadem University in Turkey. As you’ll learn in this thoughtful interview with host Hillary Acer, Parsa applied a “Monday mor…

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The SEC and Cryptocurrency 1:03:14

2M ago1:03:14

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This event will survey the SEC's current involvement in the cryptocurrency field. The conversation will include best practices for defending against SEC enforcement inquiries or investigations in the crypto industry. It will also examine the proactive legal approaches individuals and companies can take against the SEC, detailing how, when, and why …

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Litigation Update: Merck et al. v. Becerra et al. 55:51

2M ago55:51

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Pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) challenging the Medicare drug price negotiation program established by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Merck argues that the drug pricing program violates the First Amendment and the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendm…

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Courthouse Steps Decision: Gonzalez v. Trevino 18:07

2M ago18:07

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In Gonzalez v. Trevino, the plaintiff, Sylvia Gonzalez, argued that her arrest was a retaliatory action violating her First Amendment rights, stemming from her political activities as a newly elected city council member who had organized a petition to remove the city manager. She contended that she should be allowed to pursue her retaliatory arrest…

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Courthouse Steps Decision: Trump v. United States 56:25

2M ago56:25

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In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court addressed the issue of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for actions taken while in office. Former President Trump's legal team argued that a former president should have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts performed during their tenure, citing the need for preside…

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Do We Need Qualified Immunity? 56:37

2M ago56:37

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Qualified immunity is perhaps the nation’s most controversial legal doctrine. Proponents say qualified immunity is necessary to give government officials—especially police—breathing room to act in split-second situations without fear of lawsuits. By requiring that a right be “clearly established” before an official can be sued for violating it, the…

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Debanking: The Newest Threat to Free Speech and Religious Liberty? 1:13:57

2M ago1:13:57

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In June 2023, the Coutts bank closed the account of British politician Nigel Farage. While NatWest, the owner of Coutts, initially claimed that Farage failed to meet the Coutts eligibility criteria of holding £1,000,000 or more in his account, it was later revealed that Farage's account was closed in part as Coutts felt that his beliefs and values …

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Courthouse Steps Decision: United States of America v. Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, and Carlos De Oliveira 1:01:01

2M ago1:01:01

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United States of America v. Donald J. Trump, Waltine Nauta, and Carlos De Oliveira marked the first federal indictment of a former U.S. president. The prosecution, led by Special Counsel Jack Smith, argued that Trump illegally retained hundreds of classified government documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence after leaving office and obstructed effort…

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Patent Owners in the Soup... No Injunction for You! 59:48

2M ago59:48

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Some Intellectual Property experts contend that American patent reliability has been in decline for 20 years. They point to the threat of inter partes review, the misuse of march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act, the imposition of reasonable or reference price clauses, direct government price-setting, and, most importantly, an inability to obtain …

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Free Exercise, History and Tradition, and Preferred Pronouns: Key Takeaways from Vlaming v. West Point School Board 1:11:36

2M ago1:11:36

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High school French teacher Peter Vlaming was fired from his job in West Point, Virginia, for declining to refer to a female student using male pronouns. Vlaming filed suit in state court, alleging that the school board had violated his rights to the free exercise of religion and free speech under the Virginia Constitution. Late last year, the Virgi…

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Pathologists Are the Most Important Doctor You’ll Never Meet: Dr. Jennifer Hunt, Interim Dean at the University of Florida College of Medicine 34:54

2M ago34:54

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“When I make a diagnosis of cancer, that's changing the landscape of that patient's life forever. Their trajectory is being set by the words I write down on my report. So, that’s why I say pathologists are the most important doctors you’ll never meet,” explains Dr. Jennifer Hunt, interim dean at the University of Florida College of Medicine. As she…

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Episode 87: Eating Plants...Deliciously!! 47:18

2M ago47:18

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Linda Tyler Cooking Instructor and Cookbook Author Order The Plant-Based Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook Bio Linda Tyler is a plant-based cooking instructor, recipe developer, and writer. She teaches cooking classes for Portland Community College in Oregon and offers one-on-one plant-based lifestyle coaching. She has published recipes in vegan magazines…

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Litigation Update: Challenges to the SAVE Plan 46:23

2M ago46:23

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Since its earliest days, the Biden Administration has been clear as to its goal of addressing what it sees as a crisis of student debt by forgiving notable segments of existing student loans. To that end, it has pursued several plans -- the attempted forgiveness of loans under the HEROES Act struck down in Biden v. Nebraska (2023), the SAVE Plan wh…

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New Voices in Administrative Law II: The Supreme Court and Federal Court Jurisdiction 58:13

2M ago58:13

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The development of standing jurisprudence has been inextricably intertwined with the growth of the administrative state over the past 60 years and the bevy of new statutory rights, privileges, obligations, constraints, and interbranch dynamics that came with it. Over the past three terms, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued numerous opinions that are…

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Innovative Models for Bringing Care to the Home and Community: Dr. Sarah Szanton, Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing 28:14

2M ago28:14

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“Nurses have a lot of answers. We're problem solvers. We're innovators,” says Dr. Sarah Szanton, who is a case in point for using her experience doing home visits as a nurse practitioner to help pioneer an innovative model of elder care called CAPABLE. It’s a four-month long program in which a nurse, occupational therapist and handy worker address …

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The First Amendment in Trademark Law after Vidal v. Elster 1:02:27

2M ago1:02:27

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In Vidal v. Elster (the “Trump Too Small” case), the Supreme Court unanimously upheld a federal limitation on registering trademarks that include other people’s names. All the Justices agreed that, though the limitation was content-based, it didn’t need to be judged under strict scrutiny. But behind this unanimity was a majo…

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Certification of State-Law Questions by Federal Courts 1:01:34

2M ago1:01:34

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In Lindenberg v. Jackson National Life Ins. Co., 912 F.3d 348 (2018), the Sixth Circuit declared unconstitutional Tennessee’s law capping punitive damages based on the Tennessee constitution. But in the wake of Lindenberg, Tennessee state courts continue to reduce punitive damage awards in reliance on the statutory cap because the Tennessee Supreme…

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What is the Role of the ITC in Patent Cases? 1:01:04

2M ago1:01:04

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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), long a favored forum for patent infringement disputes, has recently come under fire for duplicating the functions of the federal courts where patents disputes – often the same ones that are before the ITC – are litigated. In this panel, Professors Jorge L. Contreras, Michael Doane, and F. Scott Kieff w…

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Free Exercise and Abortion 1:02:11

2M ago1:02:11

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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022), pro-choice advocates have argued that restrictions on abortion violate freedom of religion in some circumstances. A recent decision by the Indiana Court of Appeals, academic articles, and media stories have taken up these religious free-exercise chal…

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How Endurance Sports Inform My Approach to Medical Training: Dr. Estello Hill, Gastroenterology Fellow at the University of British Columbia 49:58

2M ago49:58

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You might think training for and completing ultramarathons while managing the long hours and other demands of a medical residency would be too much to handle, but in the case of Dr. Estello Hill, athletics have fueled his success on the job. “It's really taught me what I'm capable of, how I can push myself and when I should dial back. I think it's …

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A Discussion of Labor Law: Is the Taft-Hartley Act Being Interpreted as Written? 1:02:02

2M ago1:02:02

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The 1947 Taft-Hartley amendments to the National Labor Relations Act, doggedly opposed by organized labor, included compliance with practicable portions of the federal rules of evidence and civil procedure, barring the Board from treating supervisors and independent contractors as protected employees, expressly incorporating employer free-speech ri…

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Reflections At the Dawn Of A Physician’s Career: Dr. Brian Le, Urgent Care Physician and Osmosis Consultant 22:18

2M ago22:18

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For our NextGen Journeys series, host Hillary Acer sat down with Dr. Brian Le at a major moment of transition as he was just finishing up his residency in family medicine at Adventist Health in Glendale, California. As he embarks on his next chapter, Dr. Le reflects on the highlights of his medical education journey and takes stock of the key lesso…

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Understanding the Promise and Limitations of AI in Healthcare Delivery: Dr. Bradley Max Segal, Department of Health, South Africa 34:43

2M ago34:43

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In this installment of in our Next Gen Journeys series featuring conversations with learners and early career practitioners in medical professions around the globe, we introduce you to Dr. Bradley Max Segal, a physician in the Department of Health, South Africa with a self-described passion for technology and innovation. Although he’s only a few ye…

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Private Attorneys General: Bridging Gaps in Law Enforcement? 59:40

2M ago59:40

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Should private attorneys general enforce laws? Proponents argue that this approach allows individuals and private entities to act in the public interest, supplementing often overburdened or under-resourced government agencies. This can lead to more comprehensive enforcement of laws, particularly in areas such as environmental protection, consumer r…

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FTC’s Interim Pharmacy Benefit Manager Report - Assessing Vigor 1:03:44

2M ago1:03:44

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On July 9th, the Federal Trade Commission released a Staff Interim Report on the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Industry. This panel will discuss the state of the PBM marketplace, the staff’s key findings, Commission statements surrounding the Report, and how this Report compares to earlier FTC market studies. Featuring: Rani Habash, Partner, Dechert Dan…

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Litigation Update: US v. Apple 58:21

2M ago58:21

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In March of this year, the U.S. Justice Department and 16 states filed a sweeping complaint against Apple alleging that it has monopolized and attempted to monopolize US markets for smartphones and “performance” smartphones. At issue is an array of current and past Apple policies and restrictions governing the way that third party applications acce…

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Crypto, Data Centers, and Climate 1:00:30

3M ago1:00:30

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In January 2024, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) initiated an “emergency collection” of information about the electricity consumption of leading cryptocurrency mining companies operating in the United States. EIA’s Administrator declared the agency’s intent to analyze and report on the energy implications of…

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Litigation Update: Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany v. Vullo 59:03

3M ago59:03

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In 2017, New York passed a law requiring employers to cover abortions in their health insurance plans. New York initially planned to exempt religious employers with sincere religious objections but later changed the exemption to protect only religious entities whose purpose is to inculcate religious values and who primarily employ and serve corelig…

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Discussing Garland v. Cargill 1:01:15

3M ago1:01:15

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Garland v. Cargill concerned whether bump stocks are considered "machineguns" as defined by Title 26 of the United States Code. Impacting the realms of both Second Amendment and administrative law, the case raised questions concerning the role of lenity, the applicability of the (then standing) Chevron Doctrine, and the nature of the Bureau of Alco…

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