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Psychedelic Policy on the Federal Level: Key Takeaways from a Petrie-Flom Center Panel

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To navigate the myriad interests and stakes involved in creating federal psychedelic policy, the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School convened a virtual panel discussion with three leading psychedelic policy advocates. By James R. I’m concerned about that,” she said.

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Introductory Editorial — Critical Psychedelic Studies: Correcting the Hype

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Dr. Devenot is also an affiliated researcher with Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR) at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School. Neşe Devenot, PhD is a Senior Lecturer in the University Writing Program at the Johns Hopkins University.

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Petrie-Flom Welcomes 2021-2022 Student Fellows

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These six students are a fantastic cohort of health law policy, biotechnology, and bioethics scholars who join us from across Harvard. 2022) with research interests that include bioethics and national security, human enhancement, and the regulation of food, supplements, and exercise. Jack Becker is a law student (J.D.

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Assisted Reproduction in a Post-Dobbs US

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After Dobbs, fertility doctors and patients have begun to realize that strict abortion laws and policies affect not only those who do not wish to continue a pregnancy, but also people who very much desire to have a child. Judith Daar on the future of IVF in a post- Dobbs U.S.

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AI in Healthcare: Implications at the Molecular, System, and Patient Level

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Baxi agrees and highlights that the role of the doctor needs to adapt for more optimal care. Overall, thoughtful incorporation of AI into healthcare will improve the doctor’s role and the outcomes for patients. With innovation, there comes a lag in necessary regulation and policy changes. Nature Biotechnology.

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The Council of Europe’s Artificial Intelligence Convention: Implications for Health and Patients

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This sets the Convention apart from the EU’s AI Act, which focuses on regulating the development phase, and only stipulates strict rules for “high-risk” AI medical devices. It establishes these as enforceable rights — filling an often-criticized gap of other AI regulations.

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Responding to the Comeback of He Jiankui, ‘The CRISPR Baby Scientist’: Lessons from Criminal Justice Theory

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In 2019, a Chinese court found that Dr. He and his collaborators had “ forged ethical review documents and misled doctors into unknowingly implanting gene-edited embryos into two women ” in deliberate violation of national regulations on biomedical research and medical ethics.