Wendy Parmet Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Law and director of the Center for Health Policy and Law w.parmet@northeastern.edu 617.373.2019 Expertise AIDS law, bioethics, Community Health, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccines, disability and public health law, discrimination, health law, Masks, pandemic, public health, Travel, Vaccine Development, Vaccines Wendy Parmet in the Press STAT News Supreme Court to hear challenge to ACA rule requiring free preventive care, cancer screenings The case is “one of the latest in a series of litigation attacks brought against various provisions of the Affordable Care Act,” said Wendy Parmet, a constitutional law scholar at Northeastern University. “It’s surprising because Trump is not a fan of the Affordable Care Act and vowed to replace the Affordable Care Act in his […] The Hill Kennedy sends mixed vaccine messages amid Texas measles outbreak Wendy Parmet, the director of the Center for Health Policy and Law at Northeastern University School of Law, described Kennedy’s op-ed as “mealy-mouthed advice.” STAT News On measles outbreak, the Trump administration’s messaging strikes some as off-key “You would have imagined any other secretary of HHS from the last 60 years saying, ‘This is why we recommend the vaccinations, and we’re supporting local communities with vaccination, and we encourage everyone to talk to their doctors about vaccination and to listen to their local health officials,’” said Wendy Parmet, the director of the […] Al Jazeera Could RFK Jr, Trump’s presumptive health secretary, ban vaccines? Wendy Parmet, a Northeastern University law professor and the director of the law school’s Center for Health Policy and Law, said RFK Jr could not ban vaccines “by fiat”, or with one order or decree. Bloomberg Law Emergency Abortion Care, Privacy Rule Face Shift After Trump Win The Trump administration could “begin the process of rolling back the rule,” and “also not defend the rule where it’s challenged in court,” said Wendy Parmet, faculty director at Northeastern University’s Center for Health Policy and Law. Despite Covid ‘Amnesia,’ the Pandemic Simmers Beneath the 2024 Race As the most divisive American presidential race in recent history barrels toward a close, many Americans have developed what Wendy Parmet, an expert in public health law at Northeastern University, calls “amnesia” about the coronavirus pandemic. Salon Trump and RFK Jr. unite to “Make America Healthy Again” by threatening to dismantle public health “I think Kennedy is trying to draw from both of those streams,” said Wendy Parmet, faculty co-director at the Center for Health Policy and Law at Northeastern University. San Francisco Chronicle Republicans’ abortion platform is more ‘wink and a nod’ than clear policy The wording is “either brilliantly or unintentionally open to multiple interpretations,” said Wendy Parmet, a professor of law, public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern University in Boston. Politico What can Trump do about vaccines? More than you might think. “Imagine what happens if CDC guidance changes to, ‘Vaccination is a question for families. CDC recommends that families talk to their provider or minister about vaccines,’ and doesn’t recommend anything,” said Wendy Parmet, who directs the Northeastern University Law School’s Center for Health Policy and Law. “Some state laws are going to change with a […] Bloomberg Law Abortion Pill Cases Test Whether FDA Rules Preempt State Limits “The relationship between the FDA’s regulatory power and the state’s power to regulate the practice of medicine is a complicated one” and “the FDA’s involvement in mifepristone is much more complex than with most medications,” said Wendy Parmet, a health law professor at Northeastern University. Wendy Parmet for Northeastern Global News Is joking about Trump’s assassination attempt protected speech? You might not get charged, but you could lose your job, experts say Is joking about Trump’s assassination attempt protected speech? You might not get charged, but you could lose your job, experts say You might not get jail time for it, but there are some limitations when it comes to this, said Northeastern law experts. Should doctors who are public officials have the right to spread medical misinformation to the general public? Should doctors who are public officials have the right to spread medical misinformation to the general public? A First Amendment expert says professional and regulatory boards may sanction doctors for bad advice to the public. The Supreme Court is taking up the abortion pill. Here’s one way the justices could rule on access The Supreme Court is taking up the abortion pill. Here’s one way the justices could rule on access The case would mark the first major abortion decision since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. Texas court ‘slams the door on doctors’ in Kate Cox abortion case, legal scholar says Texas court ‘slams the door on doctors’ in Kate Cox abortion case, legal scholar says The Texas Supreme court’s ruling did not include an order protecting Cox’s physician, Damla Karsan, from prosecution. The verdict is in: Northeastern program helps judges better understand the forces that affect people’s health The verdict is in: Northeastern program helps judges better understand the forces that affect people’s health Northeastern professors create a program that aims to educate judges about how the social determinants of health can affect cases. Should Biden ignore a Texas judge’s ruling on the abortion pill? Should Biden ignore a Texas judge’s ruling on the abortion pill? What would be the consequences if President Joe Biden ignored Kacsmaryk’s abortion pill decision during this deeply divided time? How can the US fix legal flaws exposed by COVID-19? How can the US fix legal flaws exposed by COVID-19? Wall off the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from politics, and let the agency focus on the core mission of public health, says law professor Wendy Parmet. Global population, climate, and technology are changing human health. Here’s what we can do about it. Global population, climate, and technology are changing human health. Here’s what we can do about it. “We see how much the world is changing,” Northeastern student and 2020 Rhodes Scholar Kritika Singh told an audience of students, researchers, clinicians, and industry experts on Friday. “People, planet, and technology need to change along with it in order to have a healthier and safer world.” How long can China’s mass quarantine stave off a coronavirus pandemic? How long can China’s mass quarantine stave off a coronavirus pandemic? Though the effort to head off a pandemic is centered in China now, the rest of the world cannot close itself off forever, said speakers at a panel on Northeastern’s Boston campus Wednesday convened to discuss the outbreak. What’s in the Senate’s new healthcare bill? What’s in the Senate’s new healthcare bill? Senate Republicans released their bill to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s healthcare law on Thursday. We asked three faculty members to analyze the measure and what come's next.
STAT News Supreme Court to hear challenge to ACA rule requiring free preventive care, cancer screenings The case is “one of the latest in a series of litigation attacks brought against various provisions of the Affordable Care Act,” said Wendy Parmet, a constitutional law scholar at Northeastern University. “It’s surprising because Trump is not a fan of the Affordable Care Act and vowed to replace the Affordable Care Act in his […]
The Hill Kennedy sends mixed vaccine messages amid Texas measles outbreak Wendy Parmet, the director of the Center for Health Policy and Law at Northeastern University School of Law, described Kennedy’s op-ed as “mealy-mouthed advice.”
STAT News On measles outbreak, the Trump administration’s messaging strikes some as off-key “You would have imagined any other secretary of HHS from the last 60 years saying, ‘This is why we recommend the vaccinations, and we’re supporting local communities with vaccination, and we encourage everyone to talk to their doctors about vaccination and to listen to their local health officials,’” said Wendy Parmet, the director of the […]
Al Jazeera Could RFK Jr, Trump’s presumptive health secretary, ban vaccines? Wendy Parmet, a Northeastern University law professor and the director of the law school’s Center for Health Policy and Law, said RFK Jr could not ban vaccines “by fiat”, or with one order or decree.
Bloomberg Law Emergency Abortion Care, Privacy Rule Face Shift After Trump Win The Trump administration could “begin the process of rolling back the rule,” and “also not defend the rule where it’s challenged in court,” said Wendy Parmet, faculty director at Northeastern University’s Center for Health Policy and Law.
Despite Covid ‘Amnesia,’ the Pandemic Simmers Beneath the 2024 Race As the most divisive American presidential race in recent history barrels toward a close, many Americans have developed what Wendy Parmet, an expert in public health law at Northeastern University, calls “amnesia” about the coronavirus pandemic.
Salon Trump and RFK Jr. unite to “Make America Healthy Again” by threatening to dismantle public health “I think Kennedy is trying to draw from both of those streams,” said Wendy Parmet, faculty co-director at the Center for Health Policy and Law at Northeastern University.
San Francisco Chronicle Republicans’ abortion platform is more ‘wink and a nod’ than clear policy The wording is “either brilliantly or unintentionally open to multiple interpretations,” said Wendy Parmet, a professor of law, public policy and urban affairs at Northeastern University in Boston.
Politico What can Trump do about vaccines? More than you might think. “Imagine what happens if CDC guidance changes to, ‘Vaccination is a question for families. CDC recommends that families talk to their provider or minister about vaccines,’ and doesn’t recommend anything,” said Wendy Parmet, who directs the Northeastern University Law School’s Center for Health Policy and Law. “Some state laws are going to change with a […]
Bloomberg Law Abortion Pill Cases Test Whether FDA Rules Preempt State Limits “The relationship between the FDA’s regulatory power and the state’s power to regulate the practice of medicine is a complicated one” and “the FDA’s involvement in mifepristone is much more complex than with most medications,” said Wendy Parmet, a health law professor at Northeastern University.