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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on April 6, 2026, that it has opened a public comment period to request input on candidates currently under consideration for membership to the Science Advisory...more
Long-awaited study highlights data gaps and stops short of making definitive safety determinations....more
Colleges and universities — public and private alike — face an increasingly rigorous federal enforcement landscape. Agencies are closely scrutinizing how institutions administer federal funds, oversee research, conduct...more
President Trump recently signed Executive Order “Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research,” published on December 18, 2025. This important measure directed federal agencies to reclassify cannabis from Schedule 1...more
HCCA's Healthcare Research Compliance Academy is a three-and-a-half-day interactive educational program with a focus on the highly specialized and complex regulations and issues that affect research compliance professionals....more
Monthly newsletter Material Concerns: Legal Updates on Substances of Emerging Concern keeps clients informed on the latest legal, regulatory and scientific developments related to substances of emerging concern....more
On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (the “EO”) directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to complete the rulemaking process related to rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III and committing to...more
On January 22, 2026, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued NOT-OD-26-028, prohibiting the use of NIH funds for research involving human fetal tissue (HFT) obtained from elective abortions (the Notice)....more
On April 2, 2024, Critical Reviews in Toxicology published an article titled “A systematic review of the epidemiology evidence on talc and cancer.” The article presents a comprehensive review of epidemiological studies...more
In 2022, the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulations Act of 2022 (MoCRA) was signed into law, bringing about the largest expansion of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) authority to regulate cosmetics since passage...more
Embracing AI is a strategic imperative for companies across the life sciences value chain, with the technology now a prerequisite for innovation, efficiency and future-readiness. The overwhelming consensus from our survey...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on January 6, 2026, upheld a district court's decision to permanently enjoin and vacate guidance (Guidance) published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) early last year....more
On Thursday, December 18, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) directing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to expedite the completion of the rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. A fact...more
President Donald Trump has issued an Executive Order (EO), “Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research,” which directs federal agencies to 1) expedite the rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III...more
On December 18, President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to expedite the rescheduling of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and expand federal research on cannabis-derived...more
On December 11, President Trump signed an Executive Order on “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” (the “Order”). The stated policy of the Order is to “sustain and enhance the United States’...more
A Call Your Mother trademark complaint, passage of a bill on whole milk in school lunches, a scientific research series on ultra-processed foods, and more....more
Being a research integrity officer (RIO) is a challenging and high-stress, high-stakes job, working to prevent misconduct and investigating allegations of fabrication, falsification and plagiarism....more
The Genesis Mission, launched by executive order (EO) on Nov. 24, 2025, is a national initiative that aims to accelerate scientific discovery by leveraging various forms of artificial intelligence (AI). The order aspires to...more
In this era of industrialized capitalism, there are serious economic incentives to promote products in nascent industries. Intellectual property and the corresponding legal framework help achieve this promotion. ...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is taking a renewed and aggressive enforcement approach to educational institutions and researchers with affiliations with China, using the False Claims Act (FCA) to impose liability....more
A groundbreaking study published in The American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR, November 2025) challenges long-held assumptions about mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). ...more
When Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica last week it was one of the strongest recorded hurricanes in the Atlantic at 185 miles per hour. For perspective, Hurricane Gilbert in 1980 tops the record at 190 miles per hour....more
As former Toronto Blue Jay Rickey Henderson noted, “you can’t steal second base and keep one foot on first.” The act of stealing a base requires leaving a secure position for an insecure one: to accept risks to achieve a new...more
When most people think about the lingering effects of a concussion, they picture persistent headaches, light sensitivity, or forgetfulness. ...more