The COVID-19 pandemic raised awareness of the law’s power to impact population health, positively and negatively. COVID-19 revealed how longstanding social inequities—structured by law—can quickly ...

Our nation is on the cusp of momentous changes to the laws, policies, and procedures that shape governmental and private institutional power to protect the public’s health. The 2024 election, the ...

The turbulence of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dangerous trend in US public health: the intentional creation of public health law vacuums. A public health law vacuum occurs where no governance ...

Medical ethics is a pivotal field that provides guidance for the conduct of medical professionals and ensures the integrity of medical practice, protecting the interests of all patients. Misconduct ...

Hodge is Professor of Public Health Law and Ethics at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Your browser is out of date. Please update ...