2023 Media Appearances
“Tensions still high in the air as fights, outbursts draw attention to unruly passengers,” Dallas News, March 11, 2023
“Turn over new pages at Cleveland Jewish Book Festival,” Cleveland Jewish News, March 3, 2023
“Should workers of a certain age be required to undergo competency testing?” Spectrum News, Feb. 17, 2023
“President Joe Biden’s Physical Exam Shows Him in Good Health With a Few Minor Issues,” Healthline, Feb. 16, 2023
“Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls diversity efforts ‘illegal,’ tells state agencies to stop,” ABC News, Feb. 10, 2023
“Bill to extend working hours for Ohio teens reintroduced by lawmakers,” WEWS Channel 5 News, Feb. 6, 2023
“New Laws Benefit Pregnant Workers and Breastfeeding Parents,” Verywell Family, January 18, 2023
“Why advisors should make plans well before they experience cognitive decline,” Globe and Mail, Jan. 10, 2023
“Idling Boston Shot Mandate for Unions Weighed by Top State Court,” Bloomberg Law, Jan. 6, 2023
2022 Media Appearances
“Suit Alleging Breach of Patient Data have General Counsel on Defense,” Law.com, December 15, 2022
“State appeals court revives lawsuit challenging university’s COVID vaccine mandate,” WOUB Public Media, December 2, 2022
“Expert Insight on Financial Planning for Retirement,” MoneyGeek, November 29, 2022
“Yes, You Can Clone Your Pet, But Do You Want To?” Next Avenue, November 17, 2022 (Reprinted in MarketWatch and elsewhere).
“HHS Seeks to Prevent Discrimination by Clinical Algorithms,” Medscape, November 1, 2022
“Punching In: Starbucks Union Suit Paused Over Subpoena Dispute,” Bloomberg Law, October 31, 2022
“Cleveland doctor, who said COVID-19 vax makes people magnetic, under state investigation,” WEWS Channel 5 News, October 28, 2022
“The AI Health Care Dilemma,” The Regulatory Review, October 22, 2022
“11 Ways to Save on Dental Care,” AARP, October 19, 2022
“Charlottesville City Council gets new personnel policies in wake of employee attending Jan. 6 Capitol invasion,” The Daily Progress, October 18, 2022
“Off the Shelf,” Harvard Magazine, Sept-Oct 2022
“Ask the Experts” (addressing personal injury protection), WalletHub, September 28, 2022
“Wednesday Was Black Women’s Equal Pay Day,” WEWS Channel 5 News, Sept. 22, 2022
“Senators want stricter rules to protect privacy of patients seeking abortion services,” Nevada Current, Sept. 20, 2022
The Right’s Answer to the ACLU Takes on Leftist Racial Discrimination, National Review, Sept. 13, 2022
“Discrimination lawsuit: Ohio same-sex couple claim insurers denied infertility coverage,” NBC4, September 1, 2022
“Travel Benefits for Abortion Growing Quickly Among Employers,” SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management), August 24, 2022
“The vital lesson Roe v Wade can teach UK pro-lifers,” Christian Today, August 19, 2022
“How Biden’s executive order on abortion rights will impact Ohio,” WEWS Channel 5 News, August 4, 2022 (also ran on Cincinnati station & Ohio Capital Journal)
“’As an Ohioan, I’m scared.’ Will life-at-fertilization laws hurt in vitro practices?” Columbus Dispatch, July 28, 2022.
“Ohio attorney general said 10-year-old rape victim could have had abortion in Ohio, but state law isn’t clear,” WEWS Channel 5 News, July 14, 2022
“Biden Issues Executive Order to Protect Abortion Access: What Experts Think,” Healthline, July 11, 2022
“Privacy fears emerge over corporate policies covering travel for abortion,” ABC News, July 8, 2022
Live TV interview about employers covering abortion costs for employees, Newsy, July 7, 2022
“How strong are HIPAA protections in a post-Roe world?” Politico, July 7, 2022 (picked up by numerous other media sources)
“Companies could face hurdles covering abortion travel costs,” AP News, July 5, 2022 (picked up by numerous other media sources)
“How companies offering to cover travel for out-of-state abortions might work,” NPR, July 5, 2022
“Ohio Supreme Court dismisses lawsuits that sought to prevent enactment of COVID-19 public health mandates,” Crain’s Cleveland Business, June 10, 2022.
“Dear Ohio: What overturning Roe v. Wade could mean for medical liberty,” Spectrum News 1 Podcast, May 18, 2022
“Mariner East Pipeline has sparked a boom in fracked gas exports from Philly region,” The Daily Item, May 15, 2022
“Technology Can Help Keep You Healthier and Happier,” Washington Post, May 5, 2022
“Hospitals on Edge as States Scrap Covid Emergency Declarations,” Bloomberg Law, May 3, 2022
“Uncertainties on Future Use of Study Participants’ Data,” 38 Medical Ethics Advisor 60-62 (April 2022)
“UH’s Hoffman updates ‘Aging with a Plan’,” Heights Observer, April 29, 2022
“Experts: Husel case stirring discussion, but unlikely to drastically change critical care” Columbus Dispatch, April 22, 2022
“Could Ohio implement new public health orders after legislation limits powers?” Spectrum News, Apr. 21, 2022
“To Mask Or Not to Mask: How to Decide Where to Wear a Facial Covering,” Heathline, April 18, 2022
“3News Investigates: Middleburg Heights surgeon faces discipline for alleged sexual misconduct with teen over a decade ago,” WKYC News, April 14, 2022
“Here’s why people are still flipping out on airliners,” CNBC, April 7, 2022
“Class-action lawsuit filed against Akron Children’s Hospital over vaccine mandate firings,” WEWS Channel 5 News, April 1, 2022
“Class action lawsuit challenges firing of 66 unvaccinated workers at Akron Children’s,” Akron Beacon Journal, April 1, 2022
“Is Aging a Disease or a Natural Process?” Elemental, March 31, 2022
“Medical Payments Coverage (MedPay),” WalletHub, March 24, 2022
“AI Robots for the Elderly Mean Well, but Raise Ethical Issues,” Lifewire, March 21, 2022
“Aging with a Plan,” Boomers Today, March 11, 2022
“Aging in Place,” MoneyGeek, March 11, 2022
“How to Choose and Pay For Senior Care,” MoneyGeek, March 11, 2022
“How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Could Cause a COVID-19 Spike in Europe,” Healthline, March 1, 2022.
“Dual Degrees” Setting the Scene Podcast, February 11, 2022
“CDC website offers blank vaccine cards for download, despite fraud worries,” Grid, February 7, 2022
“Fake vaccine cards are everywhere. It’s a public health nightmare,” Grid, January 25, 2022
“Attack that calls GOP House member a socialist is wrong that a bill would create a tracking database,” PolitiFact, January 19, 2022
“Biden expected to look for “more traditional routes” for vaccine mandates,” MSNBC Meet the Press Daily with Chick Todd, January 14, 2022
“Case Western professor weighs in after Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate for large businesses,” WEWS Channel 5 News, January 13, 2022
“Fact check: False Claim that Nuremberg Code prohibits mas mandates,” USA Today, January 13, 2021
“Four Ohio universities sued by students, employees challenging schools’ COVID-19 policies,” Columbus Dispatch, January 8, 2021
Interview with Chuck Todd about Supreme Court arguments regarding Biden vaccine mandates, MSNBC Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd, January 7, 2022
“State of Emergency for COVID: Why Officials Are Using the Declaration to Address Rising Infections,” Health.com, January 6, 2022
“Supreme Court Holds Special Session to Rule on Federal COVID Vaccine Mandate,” The Vaccine Reaction, January 4, 2022
“Group of parents consider legal action in response to Avon Lake schools’ mask mandate,” Channel 3 News, January 4, 2022.
2021 Media Appearances
“High Court Vaccine Mandate Case Puts Agency Power to the Test,” Bloomberg Law, December 29, 2021.
“OU students file suit against university vaccine requirement,” The Athens News, December 29, 2021
“Omicron prompts rethink of vaccine impact, COVID-19 mandates: Morning Brief,” yahoo!finance, December 29, 2021
“Ohio Attorney General to continue legal pushback against OSHA COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate,” Fox 8 News, December 20, 2021
“With omicron landing in the US, do retailers actually need the vaccine mandate?” RetailDive, December 6, 2021.
“University Hospitals backtracks on COVID-19 vaccine requirement after judge blocks mandate,” Channel 19 News, December 2, 2021
“UH, Cleveland Clinic halt vaccine policy for caregivers after judge blocks vaccine mandate,” WEWS Channel 5 News, December 2, 2021
“More employers stripping benefits, charging unvaccinated workers following OSHA mandate,” WEWS Channel 5 News, November 24, 2021
“NRF wins stay against Biden’s vaccine mandate,” RetailDive, November 15, 2021
“Disparities in global vaccination rates pose serious questions for ethicists,” WCPN Sound of Ideas, November 11, 2021.
“Northeast Ohio businesses prep for COVID-19 vaccine mandate, though not all businesses like it,” Cleveland.com, Nov. 4, 2021
“Not their jam — Dozens of people protest Smuckers vaccine mandate,” WEWS Channel 5 News, October 21, 2021
“Cleveland Clinic and UH requiring transplant patients to be vaccinated,” WEWS Channel 5 News, October 8, 2021
“Parents file lawsuits against 4 Northeast Ohio school districts regarding mask mandates,” WEWS Channel 5 News, October 5, 2021
“Bomberos en la línea de batalla se resisten a los mandatos de vacunación contra covid,” Kaiser Health News, September 27, 2021
“Why firefighters are fighting Covid vaccine mandates,” NBC News, September 25, 2021
“What if parents are divided on vaccinating the kids?” WEWS Channel 5 News, September 20, 2021
“Vaccine mandates: How sincere is a ‘sincerely held belief’?” The Christian Science Monitor, September 20, 2021
“Few options available for employees who don’t want vaccine, expert says,” WEWS Channel 5 News, September 17, 2021
“Inside Edition takes heat for outing NYC restaurants not enforcing vaccine mandates…most are not!” BizPac Review, September 17, 2021
“‘How do you enforce this?’ Biden’s vaccine mandate to face legal challenges,” FOX News Channel 8, September 10, 2021
“Gov. DeWine says Biden’s vaccine mandate is a ‘mistake’ despite saying it’s ‘best tool to stop COVID-19’,” WEWS Channel 5 News, September 10, 2021
“Biden’s vaccine mandate likely to be difficult to enforce while drawing legal challenges,” WEWS Channel 5 News, September 9, 2021
“As COVID rise continues, some Columbus-area businesses ask customers to mask up again,” Columbus Dispatch, August 31, 2021
“If You Live in the Phoenix Area, There’s a Good Chance the Cop You’re Talking to Isn’t Vaccinated” Phoenix New Times, August 27, 2021
Will FDA’s full approval of Pfizer’s vaccine lead to more business mandates?, WKYC Channel 3 News, August 23, 2021
“There’s a crisis in Alabama hospitals. Here’s why you can’t see it,” AL.com, August 23, 2021
“Black Market for Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards Flourishing,” US News & World Report, Aug. 20, 2021
“Judges Link Probation to Vaccination,” Newsy, August 18, 2021
“Why Apple, Google, and Others Are Changing Strategies to Combat Covid Crisis,” Forbes, July 29, 2021
“UCHealth, Denver Health, Banner Health to require vaccinations for all employees,” Denver 7 News, July 28, 2021
“New pandemic law takes effect; experts say it undermines public health,” WEWS Channel 5 News, June 23, 2021
“How businesses are handling mask guidelines at this point in the pandemic,” Marketplace, June 23, 2021
“Vax-A-Million Ends But More Than 50% Of Ohioans Remain Unvaccinated,” WCPN Ideastream, Jun 23, 2021
“Newburgh Heights mayor stands by COVID-19 vaccine requirement for city employees,” WEWS Channel 5 News, June 8, 2021
“How much does the Covid vaccine cost? It’s free. Really.” WEWS Channel 5 News, June 2, 2021
“Businesses reserve the right to enforce mask mandates past June 2, legal experts say,” WEWS Channel 5 News, May 29, 2021
“Vaccine hesitancy in law enforcement puts public at risk,” KMGH TV (Denver), May 28, 2021
“Masks Off? How CDC Rules Are Playing Out in a Half-Vaccinated Country,” Courthouse News, May 25, 2021
“Workplaces, Schools, Concerts: Where You Might Have to Show Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination,” Healthline, May 24, 2021
“Whose choice is it, anyway? Debates heat up between parents and teens about vaccines,” WEWS Channel 5 News, May 20, 2021.
“Are Employers That Ditch Mask Mandates Liable for COVID-19 Infections at Work?” Bill of Health (a Harvard Law School blog), May 19, 2021
“‘It’s an honor system’: Local businesses decide to follow new CDC guidance on masks,” WEWS Channel 5 News, May 17, 2021
“Mask mandates may be ending but not mask politics,” Sinclair Broadcast Group (picked up by approximately 100 syndicates), May 17, 2021
“Only a third of LMPD report receiving COVID-19 vaccine,” Spectrum News 1, May 13, 2021.
“Many police officers spurn coronavirus vaccines as departments hold off on mandates,” Washington Post, May 2, 2021
“Feds Address Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the Wake of J&J Pause,” Courthouse News Service, April 17, 2021
“Can We Take a Family Vacation If Our Kids Haven’t Received the COVID-19 Vaccine Yet?” Conde Nast Traveler, April 8, 2021
“Ashland County restaurant owner’s decision to go mask-less upheld by judge,” WEWS Channel 5 News, April 7, 2021
“Coronavirus vaccine passports beg the question: Who should know whether you’ve gotten the shot?” Cleveland.com, April 3, 2021
“Law Professor Believes Digital Records Could Keep Fake Vaccination Cards off the Market,” WEWS News, Yahoo News, April 2, 2021
“Will I have to get a Vaccine Passport?” FOX 8 News, March 30, 2021
“Several cruise lines require vaccines, but not everybody is on board,” Travel Weekly, March 29, 2021
“Expert Roundup: Advice to Mitigate the Effects of Coronavirus,” OutsideHow, March 22, 2021
“Vaccine Passports Raise Inequality Concerns,” Arirang TV (South Korea), March 19, 2021
“‘Vaccine passports’ shouldn’t be a passport to undue risk: experts,” VnExpress International (Vietnam), March 18, 2021
“What to Know About FMLA During the Coronavirus Pandemic,” U.S News & World Report, March 11, 2021
“Rabbi Adler of Beth El-The Heights Synagogue dies at 84,” Cleveland Jewish News, March 7, 2021
“How many Alabama teachers are getting COVID vaccinations?” Alabama.com, March 9, 2021
“Vaccine passports’ will help you travel abroad this year. But they won’t be without their challenges,” CNBC, March 5, 2021
“Proposed COVID-19 ‘Vaccine Passports’ Raise Ethical, Discrimination Fears,” Sputnik, Feb. 26, 2021.
“COVID-19 Vaccines Are Free, So Why Are You Asked For Insurance Information?” WCPN Ideastream, Feb. 16, 2021.
“Three cruise lines are requiring vaccinations. Will others follow?” Travel Weekly, Feb. 6, 2021.
“How Did Ohio Decide Who Is First In Line For The COVID-19 Vaccine?” WCPN Ideastream, Feb. 3, 2021
“Barley House in Cleveland to have liquor license revoked due to repeated violations of state health orders; owners plan to appeal,” WKYC News, Jan. 28, 2021
‘It’s definitely not easy.’ How flight attendants are handling travel during COVID-19,” National Geographic, Jan. 26, 2021
“Ohio’s vaccine rollout slowly opening COVID-19 shots to new residents while success in other states is mixed,” Channel 5 News, Jan. 18, 2021
“No vaccine, no service:’ How vaccinations may affect travel plans in the future,” CNBC, Jan. 14, 2021
“Hey, doc? How will I prove I got the COVID-19 vaccine? Where will I need proof?” Cincinnati Enquirer, Jan. 13, 2021
“Businesses, employers, airlines, and more all within their rights to mandate vaccines,” Channel 5 News, Jan. 11, 2021
“Why Concierge Doctors are the Only Way to Go,” Avenue Magazine, Jan. 6, 2021
Older Media Appearances
Radio & Television Appearances
Channel 5 News (11/22/2019)
Channel 3 News (07/19/2019)
Sound of Ideas (07/15/2019)
Channel 19 News (07/11/2019)
Channel 5 News (05/31/2019)
Channel 19 News (05/02/2019)
Channel 5 News (04/24/2019)
Channel 5 News (12/28/2018)
Channel 3 News (12/27/2018)
The Sound of Ideas (08/03/2017)
The Sound of Ideas (01/03/2017)
Caregiver SOS, San Antonio (08/07/2016)
Why? Radio, “How to Think Philosophically About Aging,” North Dakota (04/11/2016)
WKAR Current State, Lansing, MI (09/21/2015)
The Sound of Ideas (08/03/2015)
WKYC – Channel 3 – Cleveland “Golden Opportunities” (07/26/2015):
You the Owner’s Manual with Dr. Michael Roizen (06/27/2015)
Senior Voice America – Tampa, Florida (06/08/2015)
Fox 8, “‘Very disturbing’: Websites selling doctored notes, fake hospital wristbands,” (04/28/2015)
Newspaper & Magazines
“Move Over, Iron Man. A Real-Life Power Suit Helped This Paralyzed Grandmother Learn to Run,” Leaps Magazine (1/21/2020)
“The market, not politicians, could solve the health care crisis,” The Colorado Gazette (12/22/2019)
“Dr. Drugstore Will See You Now,” Managed Care Magazine (11/6/2019)
“FDA: Deliveries Of Scarce Childhood Cancer Drug Due To Resume Later In October, But Shortages May Continue For Months,” Forbes (10/16/2019)
“Patients Leaving AMA Require Good Communication to Avoid Liability,” Healthcare Risk Management (Sept. 2019 issue)
“Are High-Dose Painkillers Ordered? Ethics Can Prevent Harm, Conflicts, Legal Disasters,” Medical Ethics Advisor (Sept. 2019 issue)
“Dismembered Limbs, Head Sewn Onto the Wrong Body Allegedly Found in Raid on Arizona Body-Donation Company,” Time (07/26/2019)
“Colleges, High Schools Prep Replacements for Connecticut’s Aging Workforce,” New Haven Register (07/14/2019)
“Ottawa County Commissioner, Two Firefighters Face Misconduct Charges,” Toledo Blade (06/16/ 2019)
“Despite 2-Year-Old State Law, Arizona’s Body Donation Industry Still Unregulated,” Arizona Republic (06/10/2019)
“Senior Hunger Surges As Boomers Swell the Ranks Of The Nation’s Elderly,” Forbes (05/29/ 2019)
“How to Close the Physician Gender Pay Gap,” Medical Economics Magazine (04/18/2019)
Expert Interview on Big Data and Medicine, Telescope Magazine (01/31/2019)
“Will the New Hospital Pricing Transparency Law Be Effective?” The Legal Examiner (01/14/2019)
“There’s a Better Way to Do Step Therapy,” Managed Care Magazine, November 21, 2018
“Drugmakers Faced Manufacturing Dilemma During Hurricane Florence,” Becker’s Hospital Review (9/19/2018)
“Three Cheers for Fairway Pointe Apartments,” The Post-Journal, September 15, 2018
Maryalene LaPonsie, “7 Options for Affordable Dental Care,” U.S. News & World Report, July 26, 2018
Melissa Brown, “Since 2016, Montgomery Has Paid over $250K to Cops Accused of Crimes,” Montgomery Advertiser, May 22, 2018
“Preparing for the ‘Silver Tsunami’: Law Professor Suggests How to Address Nation’s Looming Health-Care and Economic Crisis Caused by Surging Baby-Boom Population,” Science Daily, May 14, 2018
Terry DeMio and Kate Murphy, “When Does Bad Behavior Turn into Sexual Harassment?” Cincinnati Enquirer, February 28, 2018
“EDs Expect ‘Explosion’ in EMR-related Malpractice Litigation” ED Legal Letter (June 2017)
“Are you ready to be a caregiver?” Washington Post, (June 28, 2017)
“Big Data in Healthcare: Privacy Is Major Ethical Concern,” 33 Medical Ethics Advisor 43 (April 2017)
Lori Kurtzman & Mike Wagner, “Chronic Pain’s Emotional Toll Can Lead to Suicide,” Columbus Dispatch, September 4, 2016
“Big Data in Healthcare: Privacy Is Major Ethical Concern,” Medical Ethics Advisor (April 2017)
A. K. Whitney, “I Needed to Find Care for My Elderly Aunt. What I Found Was an Eldercare Crisis.” Washington Post (03/22/16)
Reprinted in:
- Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-eldercare-elderly-health-care-20160322-story.html
- Tampa Bay Times: http://www.tbo.com/list/news-opinion-commentary/i-needed-to-find-care-for-my-elderly-aunt-what-i-found-was-an-eldercare-crisis-20160327/
- Houston Chronicle: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Whitney-Eldercare-crisis-7253027.php
Jon Gorey, “Why Living in a 55-Plus Community May be Better for Your Health,” Boston Globe (03/13/2016)
The Jewish Advocate, “Lifting the Taboo on End of Life Conversations,” (12/25/2015)
The Cleveland Sun Press (07/07/2015)
The Cleveland Jewish News (06/02/2015)
Robert Higgs, “Pot-Legalization Push Raises Work Questions for Ohio’s Businesses” Cleveland Plain Dealer (06/04/2015)
Blogs & websites
“Using ASCO’s Clinical Database for Commercial Research Raises Questions, Ethicists Say,” Medscape (05/31/2019)
“Pittsburghers Weigh in as Social Security Mulls Using Social Media to Help Vet Disability Claims,” Public Source (05/20/2019)
“What to Know About Concierge Medicine,” AARP (04/25/2019)
“Arbitration Pacts Dented by Amazon Transpo Worker Ruling,” Law360 (04/24/2019)
“How your health information is sold and turned into ‘risk scores’,” Politico (02/03/2019)
“Regulate Now or Regulate Later,” The Week in Health Law Podcast (12/16/2018)
“How Do We Fight Ageism?” My Communicator (Fall 2018)
“Gradually Putting the Brakes on Driving,” AARP.org (10/24/2018). Also appears in Spanish
“In Florence’s Path, Drug Plants avoided Worst-Case Scenarios,” STAT (09/17/2018)
Balkinization (A Yale Law School blog), November 1, 2018
“Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Data: The Need for A New Anti-Discrimination Mandate,”
Joseph Burns, “There’s a Better Way to Do Step Therapy,” Managed Care Magazine, November 21, 2018
Larry Bleiberg, “Gradually Putting the Brakes on Driving,” AARP, October 24, 2018. Also appeared in Spanish
Harrison Cook, Drugmakers Faced Manufacturing Dilemma during Hurricane Florence: 3 Things to Know, Becker’s Hospital Review, September 19, 2018
Max Blau, “In Florence’s Path, Drug Plants Avoided Worst-Case Scenarios, STAT, September 17, 2018
“‘Step therapy’ approach to lowering health-care costs raises concerns, writes law professor,” Medicalxpress.com, February 20, 2018
“The Rise of the DTC Pharmacy,” WARC, September 4, 2018
Alessandra Potenza, “To Save Money, My Insurance Company Forced Me to Try Drugs that Didn’t Work,” The Verge, June 22, 2018
“The Americans with Disabilities Act and Discrimination Based on Predictive Health Data” Bill of Health, March 20, 2017
Bill of Health (Harvard Law School blog 12/20/2016)
“Protecting Your Parents’ Finances,” Moneygeek
The Retirement Café (03/22/2016)
Retirement Journeys (05/04/2016)
McKnight’s Senior Living (09/08/2015)
“Faith in an Unconventional Approach to Find Care,” The Caregiver’s Voice (12/25/2016)
“How to Become a Member of Your Own Medical Team,” Healthy Aging (08/06/2015)
The Faculty Lounge (07/07/2015)
Life Matters Media (07/01/2015)
