SLU Law Center for Health Law Studies
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Official profile of the Saint Louis University School of Law Center for Health Law Studies. Educating law students for health law practice since 1982.
⭐@drsinhaesq.bsky.social has a new article in the Utah Law Review as well as a companion essay on the Petrie-Flom Bill of Health blog. Links below! FDA in 2050: Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios: dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2026/... A Path to Stability at FDA?: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2026/09/14/a...
Tomorrow! There is still time to register to join us in person or via Zoom: forms.gle/om4fnKk8Ws4a...
SLU Law Center for Health Law Studies@sluhealthlaw.bsky.social · 3w agoOur first #HealthLaw Distinguished Speaker of 26-27, on Thurs. 9/17, is Prof Jill Wieber Lens who will speak on "Informed Consent & Pregnancy Loss." Attend in person or via Zoom. Free; MO CLE available. Register here: forms.gle/2qhJUnX4JTDq... @jillwieberlens.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social
Today the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic at SLU Law had its first day in court -- and its first win! 🎉 @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social #medleg #healthlaw www.stlcitycircuitcourt.com
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Our first #HealthLaw Distinguished Speaker of 26-27, on Thurs. 9/17, is Prof Jill Wieber Lens who will speak on "Informed Consent & Pregnancy Loss." Attend in person or via Zoom. Free; MO CLE available. Register here: forms.gle/2qhJUnX4JTDq... @jillwieberlens.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social
New in @healthaffairs.bsky.social Forefront! Kelly Gillespie & Heather McCabe, w/ Jennifer Oliva: "Professional Licensure After Chiles: Reconciling the First and Tenth Amendments." www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore... @kellygillespie.bsky.social @profwaltermac.bsky.social @jennoliva.bsky.social
Excited to meet my new #MedLeg Clinic cohort today! I know they're going to be amazing! @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social #healthlaw
Danielle Pelfrey Duryea@pelfreyduryea.bsky.social · 7mo agoCan I just say? How great are my students, who have bravely joined me for the first semester of #SLULaw’ new Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic? #PrescriptionForJustice @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social #medleg @slulaw.bsky.social
Could not be prouder to be a signatory to these comments on #Medicaid work requirements regulations, along with my #medleg colleagues here at SLU Law. Child and family health is more precious than gold. #healthlaw
SLU Law Center for Health Law Studies@sluhealthlaw.bsky.social · 2mo agoLeaders of Rx4J, SLU's MLP, submitted comments to HHS on its Medicaid work requirements interim final rule, raising concerns re: provisions that could lead to coverage losses & create barriers to protections intended by Congress. Full letter: www.slu.edu/law/health/-... @pelfreyduryea.bsky.social
Leaders of Rx4J, SLU's MLP, submitted comments to HHS on its Medicaid work requirements interim final rule, raising concerns re: provisions that could lead to coverage losses & create barriers to protections intended by Congress. Full letter: www.slu.edu/law/health/-... @pelfreyduryea.bsky.social
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Officially published in @emorylaw.bsky.social ECGAR (now the Emory Business Law Review): Pharmaceutical-Telehealth Confederacies (with Michelle Onder, JD, MPH, @slulaw.bsky.social '25) scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/ecgar/vol13/... @sluhealthlaw.bsky.social
Pharmaceutical-Telehealth Confederacies
Access to prescription pharmaceuticals has historically been controlled by a physician’s pen. As a result, pharmaceutical companies spend billions of dollars on advertising and promotion to mitigate t...
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Very honored and grateful for this award and the opportunity to learn from great mentors!
SLU Law Center for Health Law Studies@sluhealthlaw.bsky.social · 4mo agoJoin us in congratulating our 2026 class of Health Law Scholars! ⭐️ Ximena Benavides Reverditto @drximebena.bsky.social ⭐️ Alexander Chen ⭐️ Yaron Covo ⭐️ Amy Saji @amysaji.bsky.social
That’s a wrap on #hlp26. From our entire faculty and staff, we are so thankful for GSU Law’s gracious hospitality (still thinking about those afternoon popsicles!). And we are thrilled to host you all in St. Louis next June for the 50th annual Health Law Professors Conference!
Danielle Pelfrey Duryea at #hlp26 on MLPs, educating pediatric residents and student-attorneys together, and measuring impact. @pelfreyduryea.bsky.social
Lots to unpack and discuss in session 7F: Medicaid at a Crossroads — who is considered “deserving” of benefits, who is being harmed, and what comes next. #SidneyWatson with Jessica Mantel, Lucy Hodder, Heather Howard, Nicole Huberfeld, Alison Barkoff & Carmel Shachar @heatherhoward.bsky.social
Excellent updates and Q&A on the past year at the FDA and thoughts about what comes next with Michael Sinha, Patti Zettler, Erika Lietzan, Nathan Cortez, and Lewis Grossman. @drsinhaesq.bsky.social @pzettler.bsky.social @nathancortez.bsky.social
Day 3 of #hlp26! First, Michael Sinha on the future of the FDA & Molly Wilson on the politicization of repro care. Later, Danielle Pelfrey Duryea on educating residents and student-attorneys & Sidney Watson discusses the future of Medicaid. @pelfreyduryea.bsky.social @drsinhaesq.bsky.social
I’m honored to be selected as a 2026 Health Law Scholar! Thank you to the Center for Health Law Studies at SLU and the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME) for this opportunity. Congratulations to the 2026 cohort! I’m excited to connect with everyone and look forward to the workshop!
SLU Law Center for Health Law Studies@sluhealthlaw.bsky.social · 4mo agoJoin us in congratulating our 2026 class of Health Law Scholars! ⭐️ Ximena Benavides Reverditto @drximebena.bsky.social ⭐️ Alexander Chen ⭐️ Yaron Covo ⭐️ Amy Saji @amysaji.bsky.social
Congratulations to @setonhalllaw.bsky.social Prof. @amysaji.bsky.social on being selected as a 2026 Health Law Scholar!!! www.slu.edu/law/health/s...
Congratulations to our 2026 Health Law Scholars! @amysaji.bsky.social @drximebena.bsky.social + (not pictured) Yaron Covo and Alexander L Chen!
Join us in congratulating our 2026 class of Health Law Scholars! ⭐️ Ximena Benavides Reverditto @drximebena.bsky.social ⭐️ Alexander Chen ⭐️ Yaron Covo ⭐️ Amy Saji @amysaji.bsky.social
Rob Gatter at #hlp26 presenting right now on health care financialization trends. He argues: State agency guidance on “control” matters. It’s not law, but it is evidence that a line exists, and courts have relied on it @robgatter.bsky.social
Excellent discussion on the shared politics of the reproductive and transgender care movements happening here! #hlp26
Day 2 of #hlp26 is here and first up are @kellygillespie.bsky.social & @profwaltermac.bsky.social on the shared politics of bodily autonomy. This afternoon @robgatter.bsky.social presents on trends in health care financialization. And tonight #SidneyWatson will announce our 25th class of scholars!
#NicoleTuchinda, along with Thalia Gonzalez (@uclawsf.bsky.social), Crystal Grant (@dukelaw.bsky.social) and Alice Abrokwa ( @virginialawschool.bsky.social) at #hlp26 day 1 on the health harms of exclusionary education and its deep ties to anti-desegregation efforts.
Day 1 #HLP26 is here! #NicoleTuchinda will present during Session 2E at 2:30 p.m. on the health harms of exclusionary education & then join for the Jay Healey Teaching session at 4 p.m., moderated by #SidneyWatson & some of our favorite #healthlaw people! @jlme-journal.bsky.social
Looking forward to #HLP2026
SLU Law Center for Health Law Studies@sluhealthlaw.bsky.social · 4mo agoFind us at the #HealthLaw Professors Conference in Atlanta next week! @kellygillespie.bsky.social @drsinhaesq.bsky.social @amynsanders.bsky.social @robgatter.bsky.social @pelfreyduryea.bsky.social @profwaltermac.bsky.social @jlme-journal.bsky.social @slu-official.bsky.social #hlpc2026
#HLPC26 #HLP26 ASLME @jlme-journal.bsky.social "6B: Turbulence at @fda.gov: The Year in Review and Predicting the Future" Looking forward to joining Lewis Grossman, @pzettler.bsky.social, Erika Lietzan & @nathancortez.bsky.social for this important discussion!
Find us at the #HealthLaw Professors Conference in Atlanta next week! @kellygillespie.bsky.social @drsinhaesq.bsky.social @amynsanders.bsky.social @robgatter.bsky.social @pelfreyduryea.bsky.social @profwaltermac.bsky.social @jlme-journal.bsky.social @slu-official.bsky.social #hlpc2026
Grateful & very excited to welcome Nicole Tuchinda, JD, MD, LLM to SLU Law! Her expertise in health justice, childhood trauma, and equity will strengthen our community and increase our impact. Read more: www.slu.edu/law/news/202... @slulaw.bsky.social @slu-official.bsky.social
School of Law Adds Nicole Tuchinda to the Center for Health Law Studies Faculty
Saint Louis University School of Law is pleased to announce the appointment of child health justice advocate, Nicole Tuchinda, J.D., M.D., LL.M. to the faculty beginning in July 2026. Dr. Tuchinda’s a...
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The final hours for 2026 Health Law Scholars applications are upon us. Don't miss out on your chance to submit an abstract for consideration! More information on the submission process and workshop weekend is available on our website: www.slu.edu/law/health/s...
Health Law Scholars Workshop
New faculty in the fields of health law and bioethics are invited to present scholarship for review in this collegial forum.
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SLU Law Center for Health Law Studies@sluhealthlaw.bsky.social · 6mo agoLast call for submissions to the 2026 ASLME & SLU Law Health Law Scholars Workshop. Abstracts due by Monday, April 13! More info on the program & how to submit available here: www.slu.edu/law/health/s... @slu-official.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social @jlme-journal.bsky.social
This is a tremendous experience with the *BEST* people! Definitely submit an application.
SLU Law Center for Health Law Studies@sluhealthlaw.bsky.social · 6mo agoLast call for submissions to the 2026 ASLME & SLU Law Health Law Scholars Workshop. Abstracts due by Monday, April 13! More info on the program & how to submit available here: www.slu.edu/law/health/s... @slu-official.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social @jlme-journal.bsky.social