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Is a Federal Medical License Constitutional?

Bill of Health

Although three in four doctors support scrapping state medical boards in favor of a single federal license, such sweeping reform is likely far off. Lindsey Goehring refrains from arguing all licenses fall within the purview of the federal domain, but maintains that telemedicine would qualify as interstate commerce. By Timothy Bonis.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement? The Battle Between Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Continues

Bill of Health

In 2005, they published their research and insights in a series of research papers and also filed a patent application disclosing this modification (which eventually issued as patent no. Moderna also licensed their mRNA technology from Cellscript LLC – University of Pennsylvania’s successor-in-interest to the 966 patent.

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Accessing COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines for Research: The Re-emergence of the Tragedy of the ‘Anticommons’

Bill of Health

For instance, a study conducted in 2005 by the American Association for Advancement of Sciences revealed that 40% of respondents reported problems securing licenses for carrying out research; 58% reported delays due to licensing requirements; and 28% reported abandoning their research due to licensing issues.

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Q&A: George Church on Genomics of Cognitive Enhancement

Bill of Health

In these spin-offs, does one approach the Church Lab with a request for licensing or are there collaboration agreements with the Harvard Office of Technology Review? In 2005 the topic was consent for public release of human data. How does an external group that wants to do something approach your lab? GC: Both are possible.

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Ins and Outs of Sexting Addiction

AIHC

The National Library of Medicine reports in the 2019 article, “ Sexting, Mental Health, and Victimization Among Adolescents: A Literature Review , ” that sexting became a word that found its way into the urban dictionary in 2005. It first came up in a Daily Telegraph report. What remains clear is the lack of consensus on the definition.

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HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Provide Clarity on Rights of Conscience in Healthcare

Healthcare Law Blog

It also expanded the scope of conscience protection to include advance care planning, assisted suicide and euthanasia, and expanded the definition of “assist in the performance” of a procedure to include training, licensing and administrative support that may facilitate a procedure.

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A Texas Mess

Drug & Device Law

The relevant legislative history demonstrates that Congress enacted the PREP Act in 2005: To encourage the expeditious development and deployment of medical countermeasures during a public health emergency. . . [by] 247d-6d(b)(8). “To Alabama State Board of Pharmacy , 61 F.4th 4th 902, 905 (11th Cir.