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Larry Gostin, JD; Helene M. Cole, MD

JAMA. 1992;268(24):3479.

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In this issue of THE JOURNAL we introduce a new editor of the Law and Medicine section (L.G.). Although the section has appeared for a number of years on an occasional basis, it is hoped that with new leadership, it will be a regular feature. Our goal is to publish timely and scholarly articles devoted to emerging issues of importance in health law and ethics. Manuscript submissions of potential interest to us would include those on traditional law and medicine topics such as confidentiality, consent to treatment, malpractice, access to health care, and the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. The interrelationship of law, ethics, and innovative scientific technologies—for example, the ethical use of information from the Human Genome Project—is another important topic that merits attention. We anticipate that articles in the section will review public health law and government policies relating to tobacco, illicit drug and alcohol

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Author Affiliations
From the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, Boston, Mass (Mr Gostin), and the Department of Editorial Affairs, JAMA, Chicago, Ill (Dr Cole).

Footnotes
Reprint requests to American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics, 765 Commonwealth Ave, 16th floor, Boston, MA 02115 (Mr Gostin).

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