On February 27, 2018, Vice President Pence predicted that abortion could become illegal within “our time.” While attending a luncheon hosted by the Susan B. Anthony List & Life Institute, an anti-abortion institute, Pence hypothesized:“[i]f all of us do all we can, we can once again, in our time, restore […]

Mental illness continues to be stigmatized in the United States, making it difficult for people to discuss and to pursue help. Like mental health, incarceration is a branding topic that often carries with it negative connotations and judgments. Both of these matters are significant and deserve research, awareness, and reform […]

On January 18th, 2018 the Department of Health and Human Services answered the President’s May 4th executive order “Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty” by creating the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division (“CRF Division”) in the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”). The CRF Division seeks to enforce existing federal statutes […]

Announcing LeapsMag: a magazine created and funded by Bayer, the German pharmaceutical company that is covering Alzheimer’s diagnostics, gene therapy, and CRISPR. Bayer started the magazine with the goal of publishing a variety of stories and opinions – as long as the stories do not criticize Bayer initiatives, such as […]

This week, Apple announced that it will now allow users to download and view portions of their medical records on their Apple products. This function will become a part of Apple’s Health app, and now enables consumers to transfer clinical data from their health care providers to their iPhones. This […]