Is it illegal for audiologists to dispense PSAPs?

Is it illegal for audiologists to dispense PSAPs? More broadly – are disruptive technologies also exploding healthcare professionals’ ability to prescribe or recommend to their patients? I [...]

OTC drug marketing legal checklist: 5 legal strategy steps

For an OTC drug marketing legal checklist, 5 legal strategy steps can propel you to market.

Telemedicine Prescription and Distant Diagnosis Allowed? Read Telemedicine Laws Carefully – Interpretation Can Be Tricky

We know telemedicine is expanding, but are telemedicine prescription and distant diagnosis allowed under any given state legislative scheme? Sometimes the art of lawyering is the art of [...]

Transcendence: Is AI Energy Healing Feasible in the age of Superintelligence?

While I can't claim Marvin Minsky as a mentor I knew personally, his work did influence me--particularly his suggestion that the us v. them version of humans and robots (or AI) in the movies is [...]

“Medical director” creates enforcement red flags

"Medical director" creates enforcement red flags particularly when medical spas or health care ventures award the title willy-nilly. In this post, we discuss legal pitfalls and offer some legal [...]

Integrative medicine advertising legal review: does a flyer need legal review or just “wordsmithing?”

Integrative medicine advertising legal review: does a flyer need legal review or just "wordsmithing?"

“Terms of Use” to Limit Liability and Contract with Customers

Can healthcare and other startups creatively use Terms of Use to limit liability and Contract with Customers, creating clear expectations that manage their relationship with the end user?

Integrative medicine standard of care: an evolving legal rule

Kudos to integrative medicine consultant Glenn Sabin for his bold post on integrative medicine standard of care - suggesting that integrative health should be the standard against which [...]

FDA Deeming Tobacco Products to be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: A brief overview

If you are a retailer, manufacturer, distributor, or importer of tobacco products, become familiar with the final rule by FDA Deeming Tobacco Products to be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and [...]

Digital health advances set healthcare law on edge

Digital health advances set healthcare law on edge because health tech develops exponentially while laws grow linearly.