#Democrats urge FDA to include civil rights, disability and ethics advocates on digital health committee  

#Democrats urge FDA to include civil rights, disability and ethics advocates on digital health committee  

A group of Democratic senators asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to include members with backgrounds in civil rights, medical ethics and disability rights on the agency’s new Digital Health Advisory Committee. The FDA announced the nine-member committee in October to help explore issues related to digital health technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and…

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#Amazon sellers blast company amid antitrust fight

#Amazon sellers blast company amid antitrust fight

“Amazon sellers blast company amid antitrust fight” Amazon wants to enlist third-party sellers in its fight against an antitrust bill — but many of the sellers support the legislation and have accused the company of spreading “propaganda” and treating them like “morons.”  In a post on Amazon’s forum for third-party merchants who sell goods through the…

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#Don’t judge Clarence Thomas for wife’s acts

#Don’t judge Clarence Thomas for wife’s acts

“Don’t judge Clarence Thomas for wife’s acts” ‘We are long past the day when a wife’s opinions are assumed to be the same as her husband’s.” So argued Stephen Gillers, a law professor at New York University, in 2013. If the professor’s name sounds familiar, it’s because he’s been cited by seemingly every major media…

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