Ensuring Access to Affordable Health Care
Third-year student Jose Rivera has used his organizing skills and legal expertise to promote affordable health care since graduating from
Mitigating the Effects of Disasters
Too often, hurricanes, wildfires, mass shootings, and other major disasters disproportionately affect the health of vulnerable
Social Desirability Bias and Jury Selection
In 1982, Tom Bradley, the sitting Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, ran for Governor of California. Bradley was a Black man and his opponent
Protecting the Most Vulnerable
Under long-standing ethical and legal principles, a person’s organs cannot be taken for transplantation after death without the person’s
Protecting Patient Privacy
Professor Stacey Tovino had a productive summer. In June and July, she completed several grant-related articles that are forthcoming in the
Thinking About the Brain
Professor Leslie Griffin is enjoying teaching both Bioethics and Torts at the University of Houston Law Center. In July 2019, she gave a
Promoting Health Through Executive Orders
Professor Max Gakh recently completed an article entitled, “Made to Order: Using Gubernatorial Executive Orders to Promote Health in All
Addressing the Social Determinants of Health
When children grow up in poor and violence-prone neighborhoods, they suffer stress and trauma that can be disabling and can compromise their
Scientific Evidence That’s Not So Scientific
Professor Gordon has spent the last several years focusing on the ways in which old ideas and myths about alcohol and substance use have
Improving the Health of Poor Americans
While the Affordable Care Act did much to address the problem of the uninsured, millions of Americans still lack coverage, and health
State Legislative Trends for Preventive Services in the Face of ACA Uncertainty
One aim of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to reduce out-of-pocket costs to consumers for important preventive services such as
Improving the Healthcare of Patients
In October 2018, Prof. Leslie Griffin spoke at the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities conference on a panel about “Traumatic