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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

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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New Study on AI in Mental Healthcare Co-Authored by Hannah van Kolfschooten

Mental Health Europe has launched a study exploring the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in mental healthcare. Co-authored by Piers Gooding and Hannah van Kolfschooten from Law for Health and Life.

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Future-AI Consortium Tackle Trustworthy AI in Healthcare

We are excited to announce that Mahsa Shabani from the Law Centre for Health and Life is part of the pioneering Future-AI consortium.

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Towards an EU Charter of Digital Patients’ Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Hannah van Kolfschooten recently published an article in Digital Society titled “Towards an EU Charter of Digital Patients’ Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”.

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Corrette Ploem Joins Advisory Board of KEEPCARING Project

Corrette Ploem from Law for Health and Life has joined the Advisory Board of the KEEPCARING project.

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Introducing a fairness checkpoint for data quality and evidence during regulatory review of AI/NL-enabled medical devices

Recently Mahsa Shabani with Vasiliki Rahimzadeh in the Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy.

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Policy brief explores opportunities and risks of AI in mental healthcare

Hannah van Kolfschooten and Janneke van Oirschot wrote a policy brief on the promise of AI also brings significant challenges that must be addressed to ensure its safe and equitable use.

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Mahsa Shabani joins EthicAI4CARE project

The EthicAI4CARE project, funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, has officially launched. Mahsa Shabani from the Law Centre for Health and Life will play a role in this initiative.

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