Dr. David Orentlicher - The Doctor’s Duty to Treat during Public Health Pandemics
Physicians assume a fundamental ethical duty to place the welfare of their patients above their own interests. Thus, for example, doctors
David Orentlicher - Poverty Is a Public Health Problem
The “medicalization” model of poverty leads us to devote considerable resources to treating the healthcare problems caused by poverty
Sara Gordon - Forensic Evidence Myths
Fingerprint evidence provides police a critical and scientific way to identify criminals. Or so it is thought. But as Prof. Sara Gordon and
Elva Castaneda - Learning From the October 1 Shootings
After the October 1 shootings exposed the need for better emergency planning in Las Vegas, the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) took
Max Gakh - Health, Policy, and the Media
Last month, at the 2018 Nevada Public Health Association meeting in Las Vegas, Prof. Max Gakh and his co-authors presented findings from
Ariana Caruso - Serving the Legal Needs of Patients
This summer, Health Law Society President Ariana Caruso interned for the Medical Legal Partnership between Washoe Legal Services and
Ann McGinley - Understanding Sexual Harassment
Prof. Ann McGinley published The Masculinity Motivation online as part of a #MeToo joint symposium of Yale Law Journal and Stanford Law
Stacey Tovino - Protecting Patients
This past summer, Dr. Stacey Tovino wrote three new law review articles. In Going Rogue: Mobile Research Applications and the Right to
Max Gakh - Addressing Childhood Obesity
David Orentlicher - An Obamacare Status Report
In a forthcoming article, "Health Care Reform: What Has Been Accomplished? What Comes Next?," Dr. David Orentlicher discusses what we have
Leslie C. Griffin - Bridging Law, Medicine, and Ethics
Dr. Leslie Griffin is enjoying being a visiting scholar at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She is working at the
Sara Gordon - Treating the Whole Patient
This summer, Prof. Sara Gordon was invited to testify before the Nevada Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights about the