The Changing Role of Judicial Review during Prolonged Emergencies: The Israeli Supreme Court during COVID-19
Ittai Bar-Siman-Tov (Bar-Ilan University), Itay Cohen (Bar-Ilan University), Chani Koth (Bar-Ilan University), The Changing Role of Judicial Review during Prolonged Emergencies: The Israeli Supreme Court during COVID-19, L. Pol ’y& Pandemics: J. Glob. Pandemic Network (forthcoming): This paper explores the... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 24, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs

Hostage Crisis Ends On Day 73 —American Patients Now Have Access to One Antiviral Pill
Jeffrey A. SingerEarlier this week I  wrote about foot ‐​dragging by the Food and Drug Administration regarding approval of two highly effective antiviral pills. With the omicron variant of COVID-19 rapidly spreading throughout the population, infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated, these pills becomes even more important.Merck applied to the FDA for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of its antiviral molnupiravir on October 11, 2021 —73 days ago. The drug was approved for emergency use in the U.K. on November 4. It is 30 percent effective in preventing COVID infections (including the omicron variant) from progr...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 22, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs

Wednesday Bible Study: The literally true and inerrant word of God
We ' re now starting 2 Samuel, which may seem an odd title for the book since Samuel is dead and we aren ' t going to see him resurrected a second time. The protagonist of 2 Samuel is actually David. It was originally one book and the monks cut it in half, so that ' s the explanation. That makes it all the more ridiculous that the story of Saul ' s death told in 2 Samuel 1 is completely different from the story in the previous chapter, which was originally in the same book. Chapter 1 also features one of the thrice-exterminated Amalekites -- who of course gets whacked -- and a very surprising attitude of David toward Saul,...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 22, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs

Sunday Sermonette: Shaggy Dog Story Finally Ends
Years ago, when Saul spared the life of a single Amelekite, contrary to God ' s command to exterminate them, God told Saul that he no longer had God ' s favor and would no longer be king. But Saul went right on being king as though nothing had happened. He repeatedly tried to kill David but David repeatedly forgave him and declared fealty to Saul. Saul kept winning battles. The Amelekites returned from the dead only to be exterminated again, twice. Then Saul decided to hire a necromancer to resurrect Samuel, who told Saul that he would be killed because he failed to exterminate the Amelekites years before, even though in f...
Source: Stayin' Alive - December 19, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs

תמונת מצב: התפתחויות ושינויים בהעסקת עובדים פלסטינים בישראל Situation Report - Developments and Reform in the Employment Conditions of Palestinians in Israel
Maayan Niezna (University of Kent), Michal Tadjer, תמונת מצב: התפתחויות ושינויים בהעסקת עובדים פלסטינים בישראל Situation Report - Developments and Reform in the Employment Conditions of Palestinians in Israel, SSRN (2021): תקציר בעברית: הדוח עוסק בשלושה נושאים מרכז יים: ראשית, הרפורמה... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - December 18, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs