<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Health Law Institute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Law Institute]]></description><link>https://www.healthlawinst.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:14:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.healthlawinst.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Recognizing “duty to self” to save health worker lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[A case for updating the current Pharmacy Code of Ethics in the United States One of the unfortunate hallmarks of the pandemic, and if I...]]></description><link>https://www.healthlawinst.org/post/recognizing-duty-to-self-to-save-health-worker-lives</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6113c62a5a7eeb00154eb4ef</guid><category><![CDATA[Outlook]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 11:00:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caf00e_8f883dc2c1e148b8aca7e5384a839759~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Soosmita Sinha</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Filling the Gaps: Our Neglected Army of Healthcare Workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Coronavirus pandemic undoubtedly exposed gaping holes within our healthcare systems. 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