Sept. 26, 2024 - Dr. Cody Miller Pyke made history in 2023 as the first openly transgender and non-binary person to serve on the board of trustees for Harris Health.
June 22, 2021 - After obtaining her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in May, Emily Hall gained an added bonus as one of two recent alumni selected for the Mary K. Walker Memorial Scholarship.
June 1, 2021 - To mark the passage of the first 100 days in office for President Joe Biden, a cross-section of national leaders provided analysis on topics such as budget, tax policy and the economy, energy and environmental law policy, health law and policy, immigration, voting and redistricting, racial justice in May during a virtual seminar. The full-day symposium, “Policy Prescriptions for the Biden Administration,” was co-hosted by the University of Houston Law Center and the Hobby School of Public Affairs.
April 9, 2021- Karen Tseng, Senior Vice President & Chief Integration Officer for the Harris Health System, told attendees that care environments must go beyond medical treatment and utilize cross-disciplinary approaches to health at a recent University of Houston Law Center Health Law & Policy Institute lecture. Professor Jessica Mantel served as the moderator.
March 24, 2021 - Faculty members from the University of Houston Law Center's Health Law & Policy Institute recently shared their expertise in the "COVID-19 Policy Playbook II: Legal Recommendations for a Safer, More Equitable Future."
On October 23, 2020, The Health Law & Policy Institute (HLPI) hosted the 8th annual Health Law Symposium Workshop. The event, entitled “Defining Health Data,” explored the impact of wellness apps, wearables, and other digital technologies on our current, limited understanding of health data.
Jan. 14, 2021 - University of Houston Law Center Professor Jessica Roberts’ article, “GINA, Big Data, and the Future of Employee Privacy,” which was featured in the Yale Law Journal, was recently reviewed on the scholarship website JOTWELL. University of Tennessee College of Law Associate Professor Bradley Areheart co-wrote the article with Roberts.
Dec. 21, 2020 -- The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on not only public health and the economy, but according to University of Houston Law Center Assistant Professor Valerie Gutmann Koch, it has also raised large legal and ethical issues.
March 26, 2020 - The Health Law & Policy Institute has launched a COVID-19 Pandemic Legal Resources for Texas page on the University of Houston Law Center website. more...
March 12, 2020 - Mark Weber, the Vincent de Paul Professor of Law at the DePaul College of Law, proposed that the Department of Homeland Security’s recently enacted public charge rule will have an unjustified negative impact on people with disabilities. more...
Feb. 20, 2020 - As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread abroad, experts in law, infectious diseases, medicine and public health discussed potential outcomes and methods to confront the pandemic in a webinar hosted by the University of Houston Law Center's Health Law & Policy Institute. more...
HOUSTON - Feb. 13, 2020 — In response to the global health emergency caused by the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Health Law & Policy Institute at the University of Houston Law Center will present a webinar Feb. 19 with health and legal experts providing updates on the outbreak and preparations for its potential threat to the United States. more...
Feb. 13, 2020 — In an article published today in Science magazine, University of Houston Law Center Professors Jim Hawkins and Jessica L. Roberts call for stronger consumer safeguards to protect the privacy of personal information collected online by health-related companies. more...
Jan. 9, 2020 - Susan Feigin Harris, a 1988 alumna of the University of Houston Law Center, returned to her alma mater for a talk “The Healthcare Bill: Why are there surprises and what are the solutions to achieve price transparency?” presented by the Health Law & Policy Institute as part of the 2019-2020 Speaker Series in the Hendricks Heritage Room. more...
October 9, 2019 - UH Law Center student has article published in national health policy journal more...
April 1, 2019 - A University of Virginia School of Law professor drew a direct parallel between racial injustice and chronic health issues during a lecture last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
March 15, 2019 - University of Michigan Law School assistant professor Nicholson Price said that artificial intelligence used in the medical field should come from a diverse set of data last week in the Hendricks Heritage Room at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Feb. 19, 2019 - Natalie Ram, an assistant professor at University of Baltimore School of Law, argued that consumers should have a reasonable expectation of privacy from law enforcement surveillance even if they have made their genetic data available to genealogical or other consumer genetic third-party services. more...
Nov. 6, 2018 — While the law can help deal with the nation's ongoing opioid crisis, it can also serve as a hindrance said Yale Law School Professor Abbe Gluck who spoke recently at the University of Houston Law Center as the Order of the Coif's 2018 Distinguished Visitor. more...
Nov. 3, 2018 - NASA astronaut Dr. Lee M. Morin served as the keynote speaker at the "Health Law and Policy in Space" event hosted by the University of Houston Law Center's Health Law & Policy Institute on Nov. 2. more...
Sept. 17, 2018 — University of Houston Law Center Professor Jessica Mantel joined health care experts to discuss findings of a national survey showing that the top priorities of health care consumers are cutting costs and making insurance coverage more affordable. more...
March 26, 2018 — Judge Adalberto Jordán of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals explained why doctors cannot be prohibited from asking their patients about firearm ownership recently at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
March 20, 2018 - Legal and medical professionals recently gathered at the University of Houston Law Center to bring attention to the perils of human trafficking. more...
Feb. 15, 2018 - Glenn Cohen, a professor at Harvard Law School, delivered a provocative analysis on the bioethical aspects of animal welfare under current U.S. law during the latest Spring 2018 scholarship colloquium on Monday at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Feb. 9, 2018 — University of Houston Law Center Associate Professor Jessica L. Roberts participated today in a panel discussion on cancer policy at a conference hosted by Yale University. more...
Dec. 8, 2017 — Rice University economics Professor Vivian Ho, Ph.D., discussed what she considers to be dishonest operators of independent emergency room facilities during a recent presentation at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
June 19, 2017 – University of Houston Law Center students compared and contrasted U.S. legal health systems with some of its European counterparts this semester in Alfonso López de la Osa Escribano's comparative law class. more...
June 9, 2017 - Three University of Houston Law Center students brought home first-place hardware after recently winning the seventh annual L. Edward Bryant, Jr. National Health Law Transactional Competition in Chicago. more...
May 31, 2017 – The Health Law & Policy Institute's spring speaker series at the University of Houston Law Center concluded with three discussions that covered a wide-ranging set of legal issues. more...
May 5, 2017 — Three University of Houston Law Center students' devotion to health law and policy led them to the Texas State Capitol for an inside look at the state legislature. more...
Feb. 2, 2017 —DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Player's Association, called for fans to recognize the humanity of professional athletes in regards to safety and legal rights Tuesday at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Jan. 4, 2017 – University of Houston Law Center Research Professor Allison N. Winnike was recently honored by the Law Section of the American Public Health Association. more...
Associate Law Professor Jessica Robert's research on the Affordable Care Act more...
The University of Houston Law Center's Health Law & Policy Institute speaker series kicked off last week with "Ethical & Legal Issues in End of Life Care." more...
University of Houston Law Center Research Professor Allison N. Winnike was recognized Friday by the National Center for State Courts with its 2016 Distinguished Service Award for her work in developing emergency preparedness resources for judges and court administrators. more...
In an effort to prevent inmates from taking their own lives, state Rep. Garnet Coleman proposed the use of technology to treat prisoners with serious mental health issues during a classroom discussion at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
As an undergraduate at the University of Houston, Kevin Dyer committed himself to a legal education and changed his major from biomedical engineering to political science. more...
The American Public Health Association's Law Section is honoring University of Houston Law Center Research Professor Allison N. Winnike. more...
The National Center for State Courts is honoring University of Houston Law Center Research Professor Allison N. Winnike with its 2016 Distinguished Service Award for her public health emergency preparedness legal writing and community outreach. more...
Stakeholders in the legal, medical and technology fields discussed how mental health patients in underserved areas could benefit from broadband connectivity Wednesday at a policy conference at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
Goal of nationwide effort is to bring the benefits of broadband-enabled health care technology and other services to rural and underserved areas. more...
UHLC Prof Evans to discuss impact of 'Big Data' on bioethics at Harvard conference. more...
The University of Houston Law Center's Health Law & Policy Institute is partnering with the FCC to host a daylong conference May 18 to explore the future of broadband technologies in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Jessica L. Roberts questioned the efficiency of corporate wellness programs last week at the 2016 Law Medicine Center Conference at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland. more...
Public health professionals analyzed the readiness of the Houston area for a potential outbreak of the Zika virus on Friday during a workshop at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
The Texas Department of State Health Services has awarded a $228,000 grant to continue a University of Houston Law Center research project that tracks Texas municipal smoking ordinances related to second-hand smoke, including smoke-free zones in restaurants, bars, and other public locations, according to Research Professor Allison Winnike.more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Jessica L. Roberts will discuss the legality and ethics of corporate wellness programs at the 2016 Law Medicine Center Conference at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland. The conference begins at 9 a.m. on April 15. more...
Health, government officials will share information and coordinate efforts to limit exposure.more...
University of Houston Law Center alumnus Richard Craig Smith discussed health laws and their impact on professional football players recently as part of the Health Law & Policy Institute’s 2016 Spring Speaker Series. more...
Malpractice attorney makes case for drug abuse prescription more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Barbara Evans joined other leaders in the field of genomic health care last week at the White House to participate in the Precision Medicine Initiative Summit. more...
The significance of media, the Supreme Court, Latino political involvement, and other topics relating to the 2016 presidential election were discussed Tuesday at a symposium co-hosted by the University of Houston Law Center and College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. more...
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard A. Bernstein spoke about the challenges of being the first blind Supreme Court justice in the country and encouraged law students to truly make a difference with their chosen career, during a talk last week at the University of Houston Law Center. more...
UH Law Center, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences host ‘Super Tuesday’ symposium in advance of Republican candidates’ debate on campus. more...
‘Basic curiosity’ about science and the law led Krause to UHLC more...
The University of Houston Law Center recognized the election of Professor Barbara J. Evans to the American Law Institute on Friday. more...
A growing trend of health care providers going beyond simply treating disease to address the root causes of bad health was discussed by University of Houston Law Center Assistant Professor Jessica Mantel in a talk titled, “Providers’ Central Role in Tackling the Social Determinants of Health.” more...
University of Houston Law Center Research Professor Allison N. Winnike has been selected to join the 2016 class of Leadership Texas, a network of more than 6,000 women with the goal of broadening their knowledge and developing their skills to have a greater impact on their community. more...
UHLC professor Barbara J. Evans was elected today to the prestigious American Law Institute, joining 16 Law Center colleagues and several other adjunct and emeritus faculty. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Jessica Mantel on Jan. 27 will discuss a relatively new trend in health care — health care providers growing interest in addressing the social and environmental conditions affecting a patient’s health rather than focusing on medical treatment. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Seth Chandler will be expanding the audience for his health care finance blog later this month when Forbes begins posting it on its site, The Apothecary. more...
UH Law Center Professor Barbara J. Evans calls for caution in implementing proposed changes to the Common Rule, a major federal research regulation, to avoid unintended impacts on healthcare quality improvement activities and informational research that uses health data and biospecimens. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Jessica L. Roberts called for autonomy and privacy for human research subjects in a blog entry and commentary addressed to a top official with the Department of Health and Human Services. more...
University of Houston Law Center alumnus Tony Buzbee ’97 last week won a $41 million jury verdict for the family of a seaman who died after being bitten by a brown recluse spider aboard ship. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Barbara J. Evans spoke at the International Summit on Human Gene Editing on Wednesday in Washington D.C., focusing on national frameworks for regulating gene editing and whether international harmonization is in order. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Barbara J. Evans will speak Wednesday at the three-day International Summit on Human Gene Editing that is now under way in Washington, D.C. more...
UHLC student takes talents from gridiron to cancer hospitals more...
A USC professor recently explained to a University of Houston Law Center audience her efforts to shed light on the clash among laws, biomedical ethics, and cultural mores that is preventing some women from undergoing reconstructive genital surgery.more...
Health care professionals, insurance and pharmaceutical industry representatives squared off recently to debate one of the most contentious issues in U.S. health care – whether drug companies are gouging patients on the cost of cancer drugs. more...
In its recently completed term, the U.S. Supreme Court made several landmark rulings – arguably the most sweeping of which was its finding that state bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, making such unions legal across the land.more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Barbara Evans was in Port Aransas on a recent Saturday, downcast at the prospect of an unsuccessful day of surfing—no waves!—when her smartphone pinged an invitation to the White House. more...
At least one county clerk has resigned after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple in Texas and Obamacare subsidies will continue in the wake of recent rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. more...
Professor Seth Chandler testified before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight regarding the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on health insurance premiums. He concluded his remarks on the sources of 2016 premium increases with the following. "The ACA focused mostly on insurance markets and, in the absence of better medical cost control, one should... expect the federal bills for subsidies to increase. Moreover, it is likely to cause an escalation of premiums particularly for the more generous PPO plans and Gold and Platinum plans. And if so, we will see a diminishing choice of physicians, potentially less continuity of care, and increased cost sharing for many individuals." more...
Professor Seth Chandler has been asked to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight regarding the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on health insurance premiums. more...
Professor Jessica Roberts was selected as a Greenwall Foundation Faculty Scholar in Bioethics. The prestigious award supports research that goes beyond current work in bioethics to help resolve pressing ethical issues in clinical care, biomedical research, and public policy. Professor Robert's three-year project will focus on "Genetic Property & Personhood: The Role of Ownership in Genetic Research." Notably, Professor Roberts is the second faculty member to be selected for this prestigious research program in recent years. She joins Professor Barbara Evans who was named a Greenwall Scholar in 2010 for her research on "Governance Models to Enhance the Legitimacy and Public Acceptability of Decisions to Allow Nonconsensual Use of Data Held in Large Health Information Networks." more...
Former HLPI Director Professor Mark Rothstein returned to the UHLC to deliver a presentation on "The Lessons of Ebola Quarantine in the U.S." Professor Rothstein currently serves as the Herbert F. Boehl Chair of Law and Medicine and the founding director of the Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy and Law at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Prior to joining the University of Louisville, he was a Professor of Law at the UHLC and Director of the Health Law & Policy Institute from 1986 to 2000. more...
Professor Seth Chandler’s blog post “The Cons of the ACA” from his ACA Death Spiral Blog was featured on RealClearPolicy.com. Professor Chandler, Foundation Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law & Policy Institute, was also quoted in Politico on possible insurance rate increases in the May 30, 2015 article “Experts see big price hikes for Obamacare.”
A bill drafted largely by two students in the University of Houston Law Center’s Health Legislation & Advocacy class and designed to expand access to telemedicine services in Texas passed 141-0 in the Texas House and is awaiting action in the Senate. more...
Professor Barbara Evans co-authors Special Report in New England Journal of Medicine calling on Congress to act to incentivize the development of the massive data systems that doctors and regulators will need to make genomic testing safe and effective for patients. more...
Professor Seth Chandler and Professor Jessica Roberts each received a Certificate of Excellence from University of Houston Provost Paula Myrick Short in appreciation for their extraordinary achievements. Professor Chandler is a Foundation Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law & Policy Institute. Professor Roberts has recently lent her expertise to the Football Players Health Study at Harvard University. more...
Bobby Joe Dale III awarded HLPI Health Law Congressional Fellowship to work in Congressman Gene Green’s office in DC. more...
Four members of the University of Houston Law Center faculty are winners of the university’s 2015 Teaching Excellence Awards, Provost Paula Myrick Short announced today. more...
Bradley Cook, Kärt Pormeister, and Amy Westergren awarded Prudential Life Insurance Scholarship for academic excellence in the Health Law Program. Clé Holly awarded John B. Neibel Scholarship for academic excellence in Health Law. Amanda Schramm, Kayleigh Smith, and Benjamin Wells awarded Ewer-Oren J.D. Health Law Writing Award for best research paper in Health Law. more...
Andi Levy, Kyle Seabolt, and Amy Westergen placed second in the Fifth Annual L. Edward Bryant Jr. National Health Law Transactional Moot Court Competition. more...
Bradley Cook, a University of Houston Law Center LL.M. student, recently testified before a Texas House committee in favor of a bill that would make Texas part of an interstate medical licensure compact. more...
The University of Houston Law Center’s health law program moved up in the annual Top 10 rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. more...
William Winslade, distinguished visiting professor of law at the University of Houston Law Center, recently told a University gathering it’s vital that people make their preferences about end-of-life issues known in a legally binding way before the onset of late-stage dementia.more...
University of Houston Law Center Professors Barbara Evans and Jessica Roberts took their expertise in the fields of genetics and genomic medicine to NASA’s Johnson Space Center recently to explore the role of genetic testing in personalized medicine and in mitigating risks related to space flight. more...
An interest in health law has taken two University of Houston Law Center students to Austin as legislative fellows for the current session, and the Health Law & Policy Institute is looking for a third to work this summer in Washington, D.C. more...
Armed with five degrees in law and business, alumna wants to share her knowledge in the classroom. more...
Students in the University of Houston Law Center’s “Health Legislation & Advocacy” class are drafting bills for the upcoming legislative session to expand access to telemedicine. more...
As public concern has heightened over the potential spread of the deadly Ebola virus, the University of Houston Law Center's Health Law & Policy Institute hosted a special preparedness workshop to give area public officials a firmer grounding in the law surrounding various aspects of dealing with pandemic situations. more...
Working in-house at a large, non-profit like Texas Children’s Hospital is a lot like practicing at a small law firm -- a close-knit team handling a broad range of issues, but with clients who work right down the hall. more...
As the deadly Ebola virus has made its first appearances in the United States, members of the public and government officials are anxious for information on how to deal with the threat. more...
A small group of health law scholars, including five University of Houston Law Center professors, gathered in Houston earlier this fall to discuss their research on the future of the United States health care system. more...
Three UHLC Health Law LL.M. students received scholarships from the State Bar of Texas Health Law Council to attend the Texas Health Law Conference in Austin. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Jessica L. Roberts today participated in a wide-ranging congressional briefing on advances in genetic technology and its implications for the public. more...
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in a 5-4 decision that two family-owned corporations cannot be forced under terms of the Affordable Care Act to pay for insurance coverage of contraceptives for employees. more...
Michael E. Clark has been named chairman of the Health Law Section of the American Bar Association. more...
UHLC Foundation Professor Seth J. Chandler testified on the Affordable Care Act today before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. more...
University of Houston Law Center Professor Jessica Lind Mantel has been named a health law scholar by members of the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, the third UHLC faculty member selected for the honor in recent years. more...
Jonathan Chatham has taken his belief of a healthy mind in a healthy body from a middle school classroom to the halls of the University of Houston Law Center and soon to the streets of Houston where he will help the homeless for the next year as an Albert Schweitzer Fellow. more...
Biomedical research is a multibillion-dollar sector that is set to play a crucial role in the 21st century economy, according to three recent University of Houston Law Center alums who are part of the new legal workforce that is coalescing around Houston’s growing life sciences industry. more...
The Health Law & Policy Institute was established in 1978. It is widely regarded as one of the top health law programs in the country. In April 2014, U. S. News & World Report rankings listed the University of Houston’s health law program as being in the top ten.
The Texas Medical Center’s new strategic vision is rapidly transforming Houston into a world leader in the life sciences industry, the senior vice president and general counsel of the world’s largest medical complex told Professor Barbara Evans’ evening Health Law students Monday. more...
A court’s decision about a proposed rewrite of legislation could affect future of thousands of Texas policyholders. more...
The University of Houston Law Center's LL.M. brochures earned gold honors in the 2013 Collegiate Advertising Awards. The Law Center competed among graduate schools across the country. more...
Leading scholars at the 18th Annual Frankel Lecture agreed Thursday on three points concerning the Affordable Care Act: It remains very confusing to the public; more data are needed to determine whether it is succeeding; and patience is required to see if it will meet its goals and gain public acceptance. more...
Scientific advances affect a wide range of sectors and legal issues beyond medicine. more...
Three University of Houston Law Center students have been awarded scholarships to attend the Annual Texas Health Law Conference on Oct. 13-15 in Austin. more...
A group of leading health law scholars, including four University of Houston Law Center professors, gathered in San Antonio earlier this fall to discuss their research on the state of health care in the United States. more...
Senate Bill 21, passed in the last regular legislative session and effective Sept 1, amends the Labor Code to require drug screening and testing for certain individuals before they can receive unemployment insurance (UI) compensation benefits. more...
The U.S. Supreme Court today in a unanimous decision ruled that companies cannot patent human genes. more...
UHLC Health Law & Policy Research Director Patricia Gray addressed the Affordable Care Act as part of Legal Excellence speaker series. more...
Research shows internet marketing stresses ‘miracle’ of birth over costs and success rates. more...
The event explores the future of genomics-based therapies. more...
Lions Club members hear about impact of sweeping Affordable Care Act. more...
What did the Supreme Court rule and how will it affect Texans? more...
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to uphold or overturn Obama’s Affordable Care Act. more...
Texas employers are moving towards a ban on hiring smokers or anyone who tests positive for nicotine. more...
The Health Law & Policy Institute recognizes J.D. Epstein for his contributions to the health law community and the Law Center during reception. more...
UHLC students hear about opportunities in evolving field. more...
Law students will learn from national and regional health law experts. more...
Genetic law will evolve and grow in importance as science advances further into this fascinating area with implications beyond medical into everyday lives. more...
Service project will teach students about health and health law issues. more...
The Law Center’s Health Law & Policy Institute hosts forum on ADA and discrimination. more...
Chai Feldblum will lead a discussion Friday on the outlook for civil rights in the workplace. more...
Four papers ranging from medicine to international crime were selected for presentation. more...
Despite criticism, regional HHS director hopeful on one-year anniversary. more...
