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Law for Health and Life LHL

Law for Health and Life

At the intersection of law, health and the living environment

Law for Health and Life first (bi-)annual Report (2022–2024)

Two years ago, the Law for Health and Life officially began its work as a research centre at the University of Amsterdam. We are proud to now share our first Report.

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Mahsa Shabani in Science about the re-use of newborn screening samples for research

Read the interview with Mahsa Shabani in Science Magazine about the re-use of newborn screening samples for research.

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Professor Tammy Hervey Joins Law for Health and Life as Visiting Professor

Law for Health and Life at the University of Amsterdam is delighted to welcome Professor Tammy Hervey as a Visiting Professor.

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New publication by Katrina Perehudoff on global impact of EU pharmaceutical legislation

Katrina Perehudoff from Law for Health and Life, has published a new article in BMJ Global Health examining the global implications of the European Union’s proposed pharmaceutical legislation reforms.

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Emerging and evolving values in the changing landscape of genomics

Mahsa Shabani from Law for Health and Life has recently co-authored an article on "Emerging and evolving values in the changing landscape of genomics" which was published in Frontiers in Genetics.

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A Human Rights-Based Approach to Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: A Proposal for a Patients’ Rights Impact Assessment Tool

Hannah van Kolfschooten from Law for Health and Life has recently published a chapter in the European Yearbook on Human Rights 2024 called "A Human Rights-Based Approach to Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare".

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Pramiti Parwani Wins 2025 Student Essay Prize from the American Society of International Law’s Global Health Law Interest Group

Pramiti Parwani, from Law for Health and Life, has been awarded the 2025 Student Prize by the American Society of International Law’s Global Health Law Interest Group

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Call for Papers: Building Bridges for Medicines Justice

Join us for the in-person conference titled "Building Bridges for Medicines Justice: Law and Civil Society Engagement for Access & Innovation", organised by Law for Health and Life.

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Regulatory Gaps in AI-Powered Medical Chatbots: Insights from Hannah van Kolfschooten

In a technical commentary, Hannah van Kolfschooten builds on the insights of Nehme et al. by addressing the growing reliance on general-purpose AI, like ChatGPT, in medical contexts.

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Research on sex-specific medicine: "A necessary step towards more precise medicine"

This research titled ‘Diverse Bodies, the Dynamics Between Medical Science and Law,’ lays the foundation for further research that will explorare of the dynamics between biomedical science and law.

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Patient Rights in the Age of AI: Hannah van Kolfschooten Defends Her PhD at the UvA

On March 6, 2025, Hannah van Kolfschooten from Law for Health and Life defended her dissertation, "Patients’ Rights Protection and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare in the European Union."

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The European Health Data Space: Examining A New Era in Data Protection

Mahsa Shabani from Law for Health and Life has co-edited The European Health Data Space: Examining A New Era in Data Protection, a newly published volume by Taylor and Francis Group.

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