Leading Experts Address the Growing Role of Private Equity in Health Care Experts in law, medicine, and economics discussed the rise of private equity in health care at a Yale Law School event.

The Solomon Center had the pleasure of co-hosting an expert panel on the growing role of private equity in health care featuring Erin Fuse Brown (Brown SPH), @proffionasm.bsky.social (Yale SOM), Paul Taheri (Welsh Carson), and Zack Cooper (Yale Tobin Center, Yale SPH). law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...

Writing for @jlme-journal.bsky.social, Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar @ninakohn.bsky.social, 2016–18 Fellow Megan Wright, and a co-author explore how to overcome legal barriers to greater use of supported decision-making for people with cognitive disabilities. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

In a new study using data from the #PalliativeCareGPS, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Senior Fellow Eugene Rusyn & @capcpalliative.bsky.social Associate Director Stacie Sinclair find that additional state policies are needed to close the palliative care workforce gap. www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S088...

Legislative history lives on – in secret Clear Statements is a recurring series by Abbe R. Gluck on civil litigation and the modern regulatory and statutory state. Rumors of the textualist triumph over legislative history have been greatly [...

In her latest @scotusblog.com column, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Faculty Director Abbe Gluck explores how even committed textualists on the federal bench secretly grapple with legislative history and what it reveals about statutory purposes. www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/legi...

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Check out this new essay by @solomonctryls.bsky.social Senior Scholar @cehaupt.bsky.social and Yale Law School Professor Robert Post on the implications of the recent SCOTUS decision in Chiles v. Salazar, which struck down Colorado’s conversation therapy ban. verfassungsblog.de/supreme-cour...

This week’s issue of @nytimes.com magazine features the pioneering work of Solomon Center Distinguished Scholar in Medicine, Bioethics, and the Law Joseph Fins, which has reshaped how we understand patients’ recovery and rights following severe brain injuries. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/m...

Writing for @jlme-journal.bsky.social, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Visiting Lecturer Mark Barnes and his co-authors set forth ethical principles to guide the biospecimen research essential to understanding complex diseases. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

In a new article, 2023–25 @solomonctryls.bsky.social senior academic fellow Yaron Covo, a group of Solomon Center student research fellows, and others critically examine U.S. sports leagues’ disclosure of athletes’ health information to the public. journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/la...

Congratulations to @solomonctryls.bsky.social Deputy Director Elle Rothermich on presenting her forthcoming paper on the financialization of hospice care at @nusl.bsky.social’s Annual Health Law Conference! law.northeastern.edu/academics/ce...

Solomon Center Hosts Interdisciplinary Panel on Major Issues in Bioethics The Solomon Center hosted a conversation with some of the country’s foremost bioethicists on top issues in medical and legal bioethics.

The @solomonctryls.bsky.social was delighted to host renowned scholars Arthur Caplan, Mark Mercurio, and Stephen Latham for a wide-ranging discussion on the most pressing issues in bioethics, from the rise of AI to vaccine policy to organ procurement. law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...

In her dissent in Chiles v Salazar, in which SCOTUS struck down Colorado’s conversion therapy ban, Justice Jackson frequently cited Solomon Center Scholar @cehaupt.bsky.social in arguing that professional medical speech warrants narrower 1st Amendment protection. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

“Conversion Therapy” in the US This Viewpoint discusses the practice of sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts in the US, despite their association with harms, and offers recommendations for regulation and how to sup...

Writing for @jamapediatrics.com, @solomonctryls.bsky.social student fellow Kyle Gavulic and co-authors @medlawdan.bsky.social and John Pachankis assess the history and regulation of conversion therapy as SCOTUS weighs the constitutionality of banning the practice. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Supply Chains and Imports in the ADHD Drug Shortage This economic evaluation examines the descriptive evidence contributing to the shortage of drugs used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in 2022 and 2023.

In a new study for @jamahealthforum.com, @solomonctryls.bsky.social affiliated faculty Janet Currie and her co-author discuss the need for policies to help limit the vulnerability of US pharmaceutical manufacturing to international supply chain disruptions. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

U.S. celebrated the polio vaccine. Why is MAHA willing to let virus return? Make America Healthy Again is making a mistake by minimizing the importance of the polio vaccine, which was celebrated by Americans when it emerged in 1955.

In an @ajc.com op-ed out today, renowned bioethicist and March 2026 @solomonctryls.bsky.social guest speaker Arthur Caplan and his co-author discuss the ethical and scientific issues at stake as the federal government considers major vaccine policy changes. www.ajc.com/opinion/2026...

We Would Be Bragging, of Course: American Science on Tour : The Hastings Center for Bioethics The Chinese Minister of Health's grand tour around the U.S. in 1980 was a glittering assortment of legendary figures in mid-century medicine and the great scientific institutions. Could we pull off a ...

In a new essay for the @hastingscenter.bsky.social, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Distinguished Scholar in Medicine, Bioethics, and the Law Joseph J. Fins reflects on significant recent changes to the health policy landscape and how researchers can respond. www.thehastingscenter.org/we-would-be-...

Frequent @solomonctryls.bsky.social speaker and collaborator @zekeemanuel.bsky.social joined the Health Affairs “A Health Podyssey” podcast to discuss his new book on how to lead a longer and healthier life. Listen to the full episode today! www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/h...

Check out this new study on the role of clinicians in strengthening Medical-Legal Partnerships (MLPs) by @solomonctryls.bsky.social @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social & YNHH MLP medical champions Lisa Puglisi, Richard Marottoli, Andrea Silber, Ada Fenick, and others! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Solomon Center Welcomes Former North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley spoke about leading a major state health department through a period of rapid change.

The @solomonctryls.bsky.social was pleased to host former North Carolina Secretary of Health and Human Services @kodykinsley.bsky.social for an engaging discussion about state and federal health policy reform. Read more here! law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...

In a viewpoint for @jamahealthforum.com, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Distinguished Visitor Aaron Kesselheim and his co-author discuss how recent FDA expert panels differ from the agency’s traditional advisory committees and reflect changing agency priorities. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Gaps in Lung Cancer Treatment Persist, Yale Study Finds In recent decades, lung cancer treatment has been transformed—new surgeries, new radiation techniques, and dramatically improved outcomes. But according to new

A new study in @jamanetworkopen.com by @solomonctryls.bsky.social affiliated faculty @carygross.bsky.social and his co-authors finds that despite major advances in technology and clinical strategies, disparities in lung cancer treatment remain significant. medicine.yale.edu/news-article...

Solomon Center Hosts Discussion with Scholar of Chinese and Comparative Health Law The Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School hosted a conversation with leading constitutional, comparative, and health law scholar Wang Wei on Feb. 26.

The @solomonctryls.bsky.social was delighted to host constitutional law scholar Wang Wei for a broad-ranging conversation on comparative health law and policy. Read more here! law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...

The major debate over major questions in the tariffs decision is only the beginning Clear Statements is a recurring series by Abbe R. Gluck on civil litigation and the modern regulatory and statutory state. The Supreme Court’s decision striking down the president’s tariffs last week ...

Check out the latest @scotusblog.com column from @solomonctryls.bsky.social Faculty Director Abbe Gluck, on how debates over the major questions doctrine in the tariffs case are a harbinger of more statutory interpretation disagreements among the justices to come. www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/the-...

Janet Currie: Investing in Kids Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale economist Janet Currie to discuss how early-life investments in health, education, and environmental protection shape children’s lifelong well-being and economic op...

On the latest episode of #HealthandVeritas, @solomonctryls.bsky.social affiliated faculty @thehowie.bsky.social and co-host @hmkyale.bsky.social speak with affiliated faculty Janet Currie about the impact of early-life investments in children’s health. insights.som.yale.edu/podcasts/hea...

A Scoping Review of Surgical Care for People Experiencing Homelessness With Cancer People experiencing homelessness (PEH) face significant barriers to surgical care. This scoping review identified 26 studies describing cancer surgery in PEH. Major themes that emerged for PEH were p...

In a review for the Journal of Surgical Oncology, @solomonctryls.bsky.social affiliated faculty Shilpa Murthy and her co-authors examine the barriers to cancer surgery for people experiencing homelessness and highlight the need for targeted interventions. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

In her concurrence in the SCOTUS tariff case, Justice Jackson twice cited @solomonctryls.bsky.social Faculty Director @abbegluck.bsky.social's scholarship on the importance of looking to congressional materials to understand federal legislators’ aims. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Leading Health Law and Technology Scholar Returns to Solomon Center Claudia E. Haupt, an expert on free speech, health, and technology, has returned to Yale Law School this spring to teach public health law.

The @solomonctryls.bsky.social is delighted to welcome Senior Visiting Research Scholar @cehaupt.bsky.social, an expert on the regulation of AI in health care and other topics at the intersection of free speech, health, and technology, back to Yale this year! law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...

A two-tier framework for responsible research on human embryo models Human stem-cell-based embryo models (SCBEMs) imperfectly mimic some—but not all—features of early human development. Yet as these models become increa…

In a new commentary for @cellpress.bsky.social, @solomonctryls.bsky.social affiliated faculty Stephen Latham and his co-authors propose a regulatory framework designed to balance ethics and innovation in research involving human stem-cell-based embryo models. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Congratulations to @solomonctryls.bsky.social Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law @ninakohn.bsky.social and everyone else who helped achieve this important update to the @americanbar.org ethics rules for lawyers representing clients with decision-making limitations.

In a co-authored blog post, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Distinguished Physician Scholar in Residence Gregory Curfman explains how the SCOTUS decision in Louisiana v. Callais could impact the role of electoral representation in mitigating health disparities. petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2026/02/09/v...

ABA Considers Important Changes to Its Ethics Rule Governing Representation of Clients with Decision-Making Limitations At its February midyear meeting, the American Bar Association will consider proposed revisions to Model Rule of Professional Conduct (MRPC) 1.14, the ethics rule governing representation of clients wh...

Writing for @americanbar.org, @solomonctryls.bsky.social Distinguished Scholar in Elder Law @ninakohn.bsky.social and her co-author explain how to strengthen legal ethics rules to better serve vulnerable clients who may struggle to make reasoned decisions. www.americanbar.org/groups/law_a...