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California law now lowers the threshold of supervision of nurses and other appropriate licensed healthcare practitioners in medical spas.In recent rule-making the Medical Board of California [...]

The practice of medicine outside traditional healthcare settings is expanding through retail settings such as Walgreens.

The FTC's guidance for digital (online) advertising applies to all business advertising on websites, mobile phone applications, or anywhere online (i.e., including on Facebook, smartphones, etc.).

Does health care reform discuss wellness and prevention?Yes, among other things, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) provides incentives for individuals to focus on wellness.

Concierge medicine and direct primary care both raise legal issues, though they present different models in terms of how they handle insurance.

Telemedicine legal and regulatory issues are complicated by the fact that there are numerous legal definitions of telemedicine.

Health and wellness mobile apps and online programs raise a variety of legal and regulatory issues that require legal expertise in structuring a health education or healthcare products or [...]

Michael H. Cohen participated in the LARTA Commercialization Assistance Program in Los Angeles (April 2013), sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, as a mentor to provide guidance to [...]

The FDA issued a warning letter citing a dietary supplement company for its online content.In its warning letter to dietary supplement manufacturer M.D.R. Fitness Corp., the FDA warned that [...]

The FDA has taken an aggressive stance on dietary supplement promotion and labeling in recent warning letters involving dietary supplement manufacturers' and distributors' response to consumer [...]