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Released: 18-Dec-2017 9:05 AM EST
Removing the Global AIDS Coordinator from State Department Could Have “Profoundly Negative Impact,” Report Finds
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Moving the Office of Global AIDS Coordinator, which oversees and manages PEPFAR, out of the U.S. State Department would likely provide little benefit and could have a profoundly negative impact on its ability to effectively lead the global fight against HIV/AIDS, concludes a report with input from leading global health experts and former officials from both Republican and Democratic administrations.

Released: 23-Oct-2017 6:05 AM EDT
WHO Names Georgetown’s O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law a “Collaborating Center
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

The WHO has designated the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown Law in Washington, DC, as a WHO Collaborating Center with a special focus on providing strategic support to the WHO Pan American Health Organization’s regional priorities.

Released: 21-Oct-2017 6:05 AM EDT
Statement on Arrest of ISLA Director, Activists in Tanzania
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

A team of human rights lawyers and activists were jailed in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania – a clear violation of Tanzanian and international human rights obligations.

Released: 23-Aug-2017 11:00 AM EDT
Making the Case for Declaring the U.S. Opioid Epidemic a National Public Health Emergency
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

President Trump has announced his intention to declare the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency and a new JAMA Viewpoint written by public health and law experts decisively makes the case for why and how the declaration would work.

   
Released: 18-Aug-2017 4:05 AM EDT
Is There Any Reason to Allow Cigarette Companies to Send Coupons (or Any Other Advertising) to Nonsmokers?
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Because cigarettes are inherently and inescapably harmful and deadly to smokers and to exposed nonusers there cannot be any public health justification for tobacco company efforts to encourage nonsmokers to begin smoking – or for FDA to continue allowing tobacco companies to do so, says Eric Lindblom, former director of the FDA Center for Tobacco Products Office of Policy.

   
Released: 12-Jul-2017 5:05 AM EDT
Ethically Interpreting Eight Words in the Tobacco Control Act to Help FDA and the Courts
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

A novel project led by the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, and funded by The Greenwall Foundation, will develop the most ethically appropriate, legally viable interpretations of a critical eight-word phrase in the Federal Tobacco Control Act, in addition to other related passages.

Released: 14-Jun-2017 11:05 AM EDT
Global Health Experts Say Elimination of Hepatitis C in the US is Possible: How Do We Make It Happen?
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

With a growing consensus in the global health community that Hepatitis C (HCV) could be eliminated, a new report highlights a key missing element needed to achieving complete elimination—adequate surveillance and monitoring—and explains how modest investments would improve lives and save money.

11-May-2017 4:05 PM EDT
New WHO Director-General Should Reform Critical Laws for “Safer, Healthier, and Fairer World”
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Reforms to a “trilogy” of global health laws are necessary to assure success and provide a critical roadmap for the World Health Organization’s next director-general, say three Georgetown University legal and public health experts.

   
Released: 17-Apr-2017 6:05 AM EDT
Emergency Legal Preparedness Summit
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

What are the critical challenges in emergency legal preparedness and policy? Public health preparedness leaders, officials and experts will examine the question during the “Emergency Legal Preparedness Summit” on Friday, April 21, 2017 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Georgetown University Law Center.

Released: 13-Apr-2017 12:05 AM EDT
Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing: Risks and Opportunities
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Accurate genetic testing stands to transform modern medicine by offering effective, personalized treatment. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of the first direct-to-consumer genetic health risk tests. Individuals in the US can now purchase these tests and gain potentially useful information on their genetic predisposition to 10 diseases or conditions, such as late-onset Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease.

22-Mar-2017 2:00 PM EDT
JAMA Viewpoint Explores Impact of President Trumps New Immigration, Refugee Executive Orders on Individual and Public Health
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

The transformation of US immigration policy could have a harmful effect on the general public, patients and the health care system, say two public health law experts.

Released: 17-Mar-2017 5:05 AM EDT
Georgetown Law Forum - The AHCA: Understanding the Current Healthcare Proposal
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

A forum with top legal experts to discuss differences between the Affordable Care Act and the American Health Care Act.

Released: 12-Mar-2017 3:05 PM EDT
FDA-Required Tobacco Product Inserts & Onserts – and the First Amendment
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

A legal analysis published today examines the FDA’s regulatory authority to provide consumers with information via tobacco products and their labeling; how actively FDA could do that within existing First Amendment constraints; and new approaches to interpreting and applying the federal Tobacco Control Act and the First Amendment.

   
Released: 19-Jan-2017 1:05 PM EST
International Case Against Mexico Seeks Recognition of the Right to Community Integration for People with Disabilities Locked in Institutions
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Disability Rights International (DRI) and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law filed a case Wednesday with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for the egregious human rights violations against 37 persons with disabilities who were detained at the 'Casa Esperanza' institution in Mexico City, Mexico.

   
6-Jan-2017 3:00 PM EST
Georgetown Global Health Law Experts Examine “A Pivotal Moment of Opportunity and Peril” in Global Health
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

As the world’s leading global health organizations – the World Health Organization, World Bank and United Nations – face significant political changes and challenges internally and externally, two global health law experts point out that galvanizing solidarity around the right to health is more critical now than perhaps ever before.

   
Released: 20-Dec-2016 6:05 AM EST
Georgetown’s O’Neill Institute Names Former FDA Official as Tobacco Control and Food & Drug Law Program Director
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

The O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law at Georgetown Law has named Eric Lindblom, JD, as director of its Tobacco Control and Food & Drug Law Program.

Released: 15-Dec-2016 6:05 AM EST
O’Neill Institute Experts, NMAC Release HIV Biomedical Prevention Report
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

HIV policy experts have released the first of two reports to help prevent HIV in communities of color.

Released: 17-Nov-2016 1:05 PM EST
8 Ways to Advance Social Justice After the U.S. Election
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Here are eight ideas, for ways to support social justice where government policy may denigrate it.

Released: 26-Oct-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Get Your Flu Shot, Or We All Pay the Price!
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Despite the proven efficacy and minimal risks associated with vaccines, many American adults continue to forgo getting vaccinations, usually due to doubt of effectiveness, concerns of the safety of the vaccines, or just a lack of consistent follow-up on their personal health care needs. The result is costly health and economic losses, both to themselves and to the general public.

Released: 24-Oct-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Asylum Seeker & Refugee Health, Law & Policy
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

What are the legal and policy issues that support forced migrants and what are the gaps in international law that may leave certain forced migrants vulnerable and without access to health or legal protections? At the Oct. 26 O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law Colloquium, panelists will address these issues plus examine the scale of forced migration and the physical and mental health risks associated with forced migration.

Released: 21-Oct-2016 7:05 AM EDT
Amfar Report Makes Recommendations for Health Plans and Health Care Purchasers to Support Efforts to Curb the HIV Epidemic in the U.S
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Earlier this month, amfAR released a new report, “Curbing the HIV Epidemic by Supporting Effective Engagement in HIV Care: Recommendations for Health Plans and Health Care Purchasers,” which highlights the critical role of health plans and health care purchasers, including Medicaid and Medicare programs, marketplaces, and employers, in moving the nation toward ending the domestic HIV epidemic.

12-Oct-2016 10:45 AM EDT
Global Health Leaders Identify Top Priority for Next WHO Director-General
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

What should be the highest priority for the next World Health Organization Director-General in the face of mounting health challenges and a shortage of funding? Here's was global health leaders from across the world say.

Released: 26-Sep-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Black Men and Health Disparities
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

What is the role of law and policy in eliminating racial health disparities? That is one of many topics to be discussed at “Black Men and Health Disparities,” an O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law Colloquium on Wednesday, Sept. 28.

Released: 20-Sep-2016 8:05 PM EDT
Health and Human Rights Expert, Alicia Ely Yamin, Joins The O’Neill Institute
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University has named Alicia Ely Yamin, a pioneering scholar in social and economic approaches to realizing health rights, as director of the O’Neill Institute’s Health and Human Rights Initiative. Trained in both law and public health at Harvard University, Yamin’s 20-year career at the intersection of health and human rights bridges academia and activism. 

Released: 14-Sep-2016 8:05 PM EDT
What to Do After Prohibition? Regulatory Alternatives in the Americas and the Marijuana Debate in Mexico
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

What effects have prohibitionist policies had on drug consumption, incarceration and violence, particularly in the United States and in Latin America? What are the regulatory alternatives in the Americas for marijuana—both for medical and personal use in countries like Canada, Colombia, the U.S. and Uruguay? The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and the Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas host a one-day symposium to explore these questions with experts from countries in the Americas discussing the regulatory, public health, social justice and security issues that marijuana prohibition and reform face.

Released: 12-Sep-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Disability Rights at the International and Domestic Level
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

A panel to examine the legal and health issues facing individuals with disabilities, the legal and policy mechanisms that are used to promote the rights of individuals with disabilities, the struggles that advocates undertake to bring these issues into the spotlight and the ways that advocates work to ensure the enforcement of rights at both the domestic and international level.

Released: 29-Aug-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Zika Virus: Our Common Future with Anthony Fauci
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

As Zika continues to dominate news headlines and political discussions, the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law Colloquium hosts “Zika Virus: Our Common Future,” a panel discussion led by Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Released: 9-Aug-2016 7:05 AM EDT
Vaping Flavor: Dangerous Trends in Youth Consumption of E-Cigarettes
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Currently, we are experiencing a new phenomenon with youth consumption of e-cigarettes all around the United States. New flavors appear to be one of the main reasons why teens are getting hooked on this product

Released: 1-Aug-2016 8:05 AM EDT
Why We Need Anthropologists During Public Health Emergencies (Like Zika)
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Anthropologists play a key role in responding to public health emergencies, particularly infectious disease outbreaks. Here are three examples of how anthropologists are contributing to these important efforts.

Released: 21-Jul-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Let the Games Begin: Legal and Health Dramas Off-Field Risk Overshadowing Rio
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

With the Olympic Torch Run on day 80 of 95 on its way to Rio, this summer’s Olympic Games have already shaped up to be an incredibly dramatic event with political overthrows, violence in the city’s favelas, fears about rio’s water quality and the ever present threat of the Zika virus, all of which have somewhat overshadowed enthusiasm for the games themselves and have left some calling to have the games cancelled.

Released: 10-Jul-2016 4:05 PM EDT
Viral Hepatitis is the Seventh Leading Cause of Death Worldwide; U.S. Treatment Interventions Continue To Go Underfunded
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

An article published on July 6, 2016 in The Lancet ranks viral hepatitis infections – specifically both Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) – as the seventh leading cause of death worldwide in 2013, up from tenth in 1990. …hepatitis C is a critical public health concern that, despite the consistent release of research stating its increasing adverse impact on public health, continues to see woeful underfunding for prevention and treatment initiatives to curtail its spread.

Released: 7-Jul-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Two Years and Counting: Cannabis Legalization Efforts Are Starting to Paint a Clearer Picture
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

What is the current landscape at the federal level regarding cannabis legalization?

Released: 9-Jun-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Litigation Is Forcing States to Finally Stop Restricting Hepatitis C Treatment for Medicaid Recipients
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

What is needed to remove barriers to treatment for people with hepatitis C? This article explores recent landmark steps that are essential to resolving the hepatitis C crisis.

19-May-2016 8:00 AM EDT
Toward a Common Secure Future: Recommendations From Four Global Health Commissions
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

As the 69th World Health Assembly prepares to meet in Geneva May 23-28, members from four global commissions that examined the response to the Ebola epidemic have consolidated their findings in a new report, and identified three key areas of focus for greater global health security.

Released: 19-May-2016 7:05 AM EDT
Georgetown Professor Comments on Zika Funding
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Georgetown’s Lawrence O. Gostin, a public health law expert, says the U.S. House Zika bill on emergency funding at $622 million falls dramatically short of what is needed, and the delay in Congressional action has “compromised the ability of state health departments to prepare for Zika.”

Released: 18-May-2016 2:00 PM EDT
Hamburg, Shalala, Glickman, Angell Headline Food Law Conference at Georgetown University
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Former FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, Clinton Foundation President and former U.S. Secretary of Health Donna E. Shalala, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman, and Sonia Angell, deputy commissioner for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene headline a unique conference focused on food issues, “Vote Food 2016: Better Food, Better Health,” on June 3 in Washington, DC.

Released: 18-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Hamburg, Shalala, Glickman, Angell Headline Food Law Conference at Georgetown University
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Former FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, Clinton Foundation President and former U.S. Secretary of Health Donna E. Shalala, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman, and Sonia Angell, deputy commissioner for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene headline a unique conference focused on food issues, “Vote Food 2016: Better Food, Better Health,” on June 3 in Washington, DC.

6-May-2016 7:00 AM EDT
A Yellow Fever Epidemic: A New Global Health Emergency?
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Evidence is mounting that the current outbreak of yellow fever is becoming the latest global health emergency, say two Georgetown University professors, who call on the World Health Organization to convene an emergency committee under the International Health Regulations

Released: 9-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Recommendations for Strengthening Global Health Security
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

In a new Early View Milbank Quarterly study, Lawrence O. Gostin, of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and Georgetown Law, and Rebecca Katz, of George Washington University, present a clear and comprehensive description of the IHR, evaluate the recent global commission reports evaluating them, and offer proposals for fundamental reform and strengthening of the IHR, particularly for strong national health system core capacities.

Released: 6-May-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Hepatitis C Testing is Critically Important as CDC Reports U.S. Infections, Deaths at All-Time High
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month. The CDC has designated May 19th, 2016 as National Hepatitis Testing Day in the U.S. This campaign is particularly timely this year given the report released this Wednesday by the CDC which states that new infections and deaths caused by Hepatitis C (HCV) are at the highest rates ever reported.

Released: 22-Apr-2016 6:05 AM EDT
Hamburg, Shalala, Glickman Headline Food Law Conference at Georgetown University
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

Former FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, Clinton Foundation President and former U.S. Secretary of Health Donna E. Shalala, and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman headline a unique conference focused on food issues, “Vote Food 2016: Better Food, Better Health,” on June 3 in Washington, DC. Registration is now open.

Released: 16-Apr-2016 6:05 PM EDT
Mexico’s First Real Attempt to Legalize Cannabis
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

In this opinion piece, Fernanda Alonso, an Associate at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, discusses Mexico’s marijuana policy changes.

Released: 16-Apr-2016 5:05 PM EDT
Danger in the Water: The Epidemic of Lead Across America
O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law

In this opinion piece, Anna Roberts, a fellow at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, discusses the current situation of lead exposure via water supply systems.


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