Petrie-Flom Center: Health Law, Biotech and Bioethics

At a Petrie-Flom Center book talk, panelists discussed the lost history of constitutional challenges to punitive drug laws and possible ways forward.

I. Glenn Cohen ’03, the James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law and a deputy dean at Harvard Law School, has been elected a member of the prestigious National Academy of Medicine.

Four Harvard Law faculty share stories and tips for managing mental health and reducing stress

Experts from law, philosophy, and spiritual care discuss issues surrounding research and the safer use of psychedelics, kicking off a Divinity School initiative.

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear a case on a near-complete ban amid a shifting legal landscape after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Glenn Cohen weighs in.

Despite promise of success stories from patients in recovery, a Harvard Law School panel cautions that research is lacking on benefits vs. risks of using psychedelics in addiction treatment.

Students from across the globe come to Harvard Law School to engage in graduate studies in law as part of Harvard Law School's LL.M. and S.J.D. programs.

Experts cite the complexity of the problem of homelessness, which is rooted in poverty and lack of affordable housing, but includes medical, psychiatric and substance-use issues.

Psychedelic drugs show promise as a new treatment option for some psychiatric maladies, but experts see a possible state and federal legal clash.

I. Glenn Cohen ’03 has always been fascinated with how things and people work, and with parsing thorny ethical dilemmas. He loves science and the law, and he’s been blending those passions for years as a legal scholar focused on bioethics.

Harvard Law School’s Carmel Shachar examines a lawsuit by pharmaceutical giant Merck contesting a provision of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Susannah Baruch has joined the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School as executive director.

Harvard Law School expands the ranks of its faculty with four appointments.

Carmel Shachar J.D./M.P.H. ’10 has been appointed assistant clinical professor and faculty director of the Health Law and Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School.

Speakers at a Radcliffe Institute conference look at the divisive, fraught history of Roe v. Wade and predict where legal battles will go next.

Harvard Law expert Carmel Shachar says if California wins its suit against drug manufacturers, it could make the lifesaving drug more affordable for everyone.

Harvard Law panelists say both exploit how brains process information.

Harvard Law Clinical Professor Robert Greenwald retires after a long career securing health care access for vulnerable populations.