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Recent News From the Center
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April 29, 2026Your Doctor Is Using A.I. to Take Notes. What Could Go Wrong; New York Times: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, said that while doctors will likely seek consent due to trust norms, they aren't always legally required to. She adds that AI… -
March 13, 2026In its new scholarly impact rankings, HeinOnline recently named Sharona Hoffman, SJD, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Jurisprudence at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, as the No. 25 most-cited scholar in the field of health law. A premier online research platform, HeinOnline offers… -
February 09, 2026Expected rise in uninsured Ohioans could signal new stress for providers, poorer public health cleveland.com: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, professor of bioethics and co-director of Law-Medicine Center, warned that as more Ohioans lose access to coverage from the Affordable… -
February 06, 2026Threat of digital compassion fatigue weighs on clinicians Medscape: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, professor of bioethics and co-director of Law-Medicine Center, commented on the physical and emotional exhaustion felt by those in "helping professions." “If you’re burned out… -
February 04, 2026One of DEI's biggest critics pressures John Deere to launch new diversity initiative National Law Journal: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, warned that as John Deere faces pressure to allow faith-based employee resource groups,…