Law Meets Science

5/1/2024 8:13:00 PM

DEA Accepts HHS Recommendation to Reschedule Cannabis

By Mason Freeman Aulica Monroe Morgan Persinger +1 more...

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9/6/2023 9:13:00 PM

Buckle Up: Artificial Intelligence Accelerates Drug Discovery and Streamlines Patient Care

By Christine Lawson

The concept of artificial intelligence (AI) in drug discovery and manufacturing has been in progress for more than 10 years; however,...

8/31/2023 2:05:00 AM

Alert: US DHHS Recommends Moving Cannabis to Schedule III

By Mason Freeman

On Wednesday, August 30, the US Department of Health and Human Services issued a recommendation to re-classify cannabis as a Schedule III...

3/18/2021 10:13:00 PM

Can hashtags get you in trouble?

By Womble Bond Dickinson

They can if you operate in a regulated industry, such as pharma, med devices, cannabis, dietary supplements, etc.FDA has specific...

3/11/2021 8:30:00 PM

Computer Science Meets Medicine in Drug Discovery

By Gloria Malpass Seiko Okada

AI has the potential to revolutionize healthcare worldwide. In drug discovery, AI has already shown success. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma...

3/9/2021 2:33:00 PM

The Analysis of Cell Free DNA in Urine for Cancer Diagnosis – A Prospective Alternative to Liquid Biopsy?

By Womble Bond Dickinson

A promising new technology may make the diagnosis of cancer and genetic mutation testing as easy as performing a urinalysis as part of an...

3/4/2021 3:37:00 PM

Dietary Supplement Use and COVID-19: What You Need to Know

By Womble Bond Dickinson

It is no surprise that four in five Americans (86 percent) reportedly take dietary supplements to improve their overall health. Now more...

2/16/2021 4:48:00 PM

Therapeutic Drugs and the Blood Brain Barrier: How to Break on Through to the Other Side

By Gloria Malpass Madeline Campbell

We have all seen the headlines on traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and litigation – they run the gamut from sports injuries to motor...

2/11/2021 4:32:00 PM

Virginia is for... Cannabis Lovers… in 2024?

By Morgan Persinger

While adult-use cannabis legalization has been gaining popular support across the country, many state legislatures have been slow to...

2/4/2021 2:45:00 PM

FDA Promotes Development and Marketing of Drugs for Rare Diseases in Animals

By Gloria Malpass

Market research shows that more than half of US households keep pets, and this number is likely to increase as people continue to be...

12/21/2020 11:49:00 PM

Intranasal Vaccines May Be More Effective Alternatives to Conventional Injections

By Womble Bond Dickinson

12/10/2020 3:25:00 PM

Every Step We Take, Every Nightmare We Don’t Have: FDA Approval of Nightware

By Womble Bond Dickinson

10/1/2020 3:42:00 PM

Cancer Vaccines: The Fourth Pillar of Anti-Cancer Therapy?

By Womble Bond Dickinson

Innovative technologies are being deployed to address the Western world’s major killer: cancer. Traditionally, cancer treatment has...

9/3/2020 3:47:00 PM

New Blood Test to Guide Personalized Cancer Treatment

By Christine Lawson Seiko Okada

On August 26, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Foundation Medicine, Inc.’s Foundation One® Liquid CDx, a quantitative...

8/11/2020 2:24:00 PM

Liquid Biopsy and Next-Generation Sequencing Combined: Legal Implications?

By Christine Lawson Seiko Okada

The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Guardant Health’s Guardant360 CDx assay marks a new era for genetic mutation testing in...