Eli Y. Adashi

The contribution of Caribbean medical schools to the U.S. physician workforce

Abstract Purpose The physician shortfall in the U.S. has given rise to increasing reliance on international medical school graduates (IMGs), including those graduating from what are referred to as off-shore Caribbean medical schools. These schools, which offer instruction in Engl...

The Henrietta Lacks Case: Ongoing Litigation Seeks Closure

The litigation brought by the Estate of Henrietta Lacks against Thermo Fisher Scientific, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, and Novartis Pharmaceuticals reframes benefit-sharing from voluntary institutional ethics into an enforceable legal duty. By pleading a single equitable claim - un...