Tag: Center for Law and Biomedical Sciences
Brown quoted in national media about Trump COVID-19 diagnosis
How much private health information should President Donald Trump disclose to the public in the wake of his recent COVID-19 diagnosis? That question is being heavily debated —as the nation grapples with how to balance the boundaries of health privacy with the public’s need to know about the fitness of its leaders. University of Utah […]
Patents and Coronavirus – The Research Exemption in the U.S.
By Jorge Contreras This was originally posted for the AU infojustice.org blog. The recent COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has raised numerous legal issues around the world. In this series of posts, Professor Jorge Contreras of the University of Utah (Salt Lake City, USA) discusses some of the patent and other intellectual property law implications arising from […]
Contreras co-publishes article on liability for health information
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Jorge Contreras has co-authored a newly published article with Francisca Nordfalk, a graduate student from Copenhagen University who spent one month at the U during 2018. The article, entitled “Liability (and) Rules for Health Information,” was published in Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine. It includes […]
Brown and Contreras receive Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Leadership in Ethics Education Awards
Two University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law professors are among the recipients of the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Leadership in Ethics Education Awards for 2017-2018. Teneille Brown and Jorge Contreras were honored recently at an awards ceremony sponsored by the David Eccles School of Business. The awards honor faculty and staff across the campus […]
Do You Own Your Genetic Test Results? What About Your Temperature?
By Jorge L. ContrerasThis blog post was originally posted by Harvard Law’s Bill of Health blog. It is re-posted with permission. The popular direct-to-consumer genetic testing site AncestryDNA claims that “You always maintain ownership of your data.” But is this true? And, if so, what does it mean? For more than a century, US law […]
A Groundbreaking Medical Procedure and Insurance
By Erika Hanson for BioLawToday.org This year will no doubt bring new innovations in medicine and technology. Many of these innovations have been in the works for a while, though, but insurance coverage of the procedures has been limited. One innovation that has been in the works is the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a […]
Francis to present at the 2019 Utah State of Reform conference
University of Utah Law Professor Leslie Francis will be presenting at 2019 Utah State of Reform: Bridging the Gap Between Health Care and Health Policy, on April 24, at the City Creek Marriott. She will be part of a panel on “An Update on Legal Challenges in Health Care Today.” Her discussion will address the […]
Francis to speak at Utah State Bar Elder Law section meeting
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Leslie Francis will be speaking at the monthly meeting of the Elder Law Section of the Utah State Bar on Tuesday, April 16, at noon. The topic of her talk is “Estate Planning and Novel Reproductive Technologies: the Revenge of the Fertile Octogenarian.” In the talk, […]
“Everyone’s Game.” Bridging the Inventorship Gender Gap
By Brian Flach “Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a girl’s game. It’s everyone’s game.” Growing up, I was raised with the belief that you should be judged by your talent and accomplishments. I was taught that everyone should be given the opportunity to prove themselves and further themselves based on the quality […]
Protecting Young Athletes From Poor Air Quality
By Maura Murphy for BioLawToday.org As summer comes to an end, many Utahns are finding themselves far more concerned about the poor air quality than back-to-school shopping. Air quality is an issue every winter for people living in the Salt Lake area, but this year the problem has appeared far earlier, as large fires in […]