Regulating Junk Food Marketing
Scholars critique the scarcity of regulation surrounding food marketing to children.
Regulating Physician-Assisted Death
Scholar analyzes the relation between federal regulation and assisted death initiatives.
Intermediaries in the Drug-Price War
Experts debate the role of pharmacy benefit managers in rising U.S. drug prices.
Cleaning Up “Clean” Food Labeling
Scholars propose avenues to improving the regulation of clean food labels.
How Patents Contribute to High Drug Prices
Patents covering drugs selected for Medicare price negotiation show how patents influence drug prices.
Should USDA Regulate Lab-Grown Meat?
Scholar argues that FDA should be the sole regulator of cell-cultured meat.
Cracking Down on Overdose Deaths
FDA approves first over-the-counter treatment to combat the opioid overdose epidemic.
Patent Law Could Also Limit Mifepristone Access
Existing patents deter the marketing of more affordable generic drugs that could be used off-label for abortions.
FDA’s Role in Access to Reproductive Health Care
Recent abortion pill litigation underscores the significance of calls to make birth control pills available over the counter.
Sugar, Spice, Are Additives Nice?
Scholar argues that loopholes in U.S. food regulation put consumers at risk.
Are Food Regulators Stepping up to the Plate?
In this week’s Saturday Seminar, we collect scholarship discussing quality and safety issues within U.S. food regulation.
Hallucinate, Medicate, and Regulate
In this week’s Saturday Seminar, experts discuss ways to regulate psychedelics for medicinal use.