Restoring FDA’s Premarket Review Powers
Scholar proposes reforms to address deficiencies in FDA’s premarket review powers.
Increasing Transparency in the Biologic Patent Dance
Scholars propose changes to patent disclosures under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act.
Regulating in the Name of Public Health
Mitch Zeller discusses the challenges of regulating to protect the public’s best interest.
Multi-Level Marketing, Multi-Level Accountability
Scholar urges lawmakers to hold multi-level marketing companies liable for misleading claims made by salespeople.
The Supreme Court’s Reassuring Opinion on Agency Decision-Making
The Supreme Court offers a robust vision of hard look review in a polarized political climate.
Regulating At-Home Medicine
Anna Wexler explains “do-it-yourself medicine” and how regulators can protect consumers using at-home medical therapies.
Algorithms Deny Humans Health Care
Scholar argues that FDA has the authority to regulate coverage algorithms used by health care insurers.
Creating Space for Patients’ Voices in Health Care
Scholars examine the implications of using patient-reported data in health care practice and regulation.
Improving Food Safety
Marion Nestle discusses changes to agencies that would create a safer food environment.
FDA’s “Belt and Suspenders” Approach to Mifepristone Approval
Political pressure and wary regulators shaped FDA’s mifepristone approval in 2000.
Centering Children in Public Health Regulation
Scholar proposes an increased focus on children’s health in food, drug, and cosmetic regulation.
Ethical Considerations for FDA Accelerated Approval
Scholars debate ways to improve FDA’s accelerated approval mechanism.