Teaching Sicko
Elizabeth A. Weeks
University of Kansas – School of Law
Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 2009
Abstract:
This brief essay, slated for publication in a regular column on “Teaching Health Law,” describes the author’s experience using the Michael Moore film, “Sicko,” in the classroom. Students were assigned to watch the film and discuss [...]
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The University of California receiveda $4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support planning for a potential system wide UC School of Global Health.
The proposed school will be multicampus, incorporating ”five or more” global health centers with faculty from diverse areas such as health and biological sciences, social sciences, law, business and [...]
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According to the BBC, Zimbabwe’s government has asked the international community for urgent help in tackling its cholera outbreak. The ongoing cholera outbreak has claimed over 480 lives and led to more than 11,700 recorded cases since August.
Cholera is an infectious disease caused by ingesting contaminated food or water. In its most severe forms, cholera [...]
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Today, December 3, 2008, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in a key tobacco case involving punitive damages against the tobacco company, Philip Morris in an individual smoker’s suit whose judgment dates back to 1999. The case is Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Williams ( 07-1216) and it is for the third [...]
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