Sydney Health Law Blog
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Sydney Health Law provides information on the latest developments and events in health law, ethics, and governance, focusing both nationally and globally. Follow this site to know more about topics including the ethical dilemmas of biobanks, developments in chronic disease prevention, and the issues posed by refusal of consent to medical treatment and much more.
Sydney Health Law Blog
3w ago
Reports are increasing of patients receiving xenotransplanted organs under 'compassionate use' exemptions. The number of CRISPR/Cas9 genome edits are also increasing. But the science does not yet demonstrate 'proof of principle ..read more
Sydney Health Law Blog
1M ago
This post was written by Sophia Bleakley, Clare Gim and Helen Zhang Vaping is on the rise and governments are scrambling to respond. We have seen NSW rolling out reforms as the vaping black market proliferates to the growing detriment of public health. Struggles abound with our complex legislative regime and the embedded culture of ..read more
Sydney Health Law Blog
1M ago
In a case interesting for many reasons, Rofe J of the Federal Court of Australia has held it is not an 'incident of medical practice' for medical practitioners to challenge alleged offences under law to (putatively) protect patients ..read more
Sydney Health Law Blog
2M ago
Stopping for petrol in the mid north coast of New South Wales recently, I overheard a motorist exclaim about the price of petrol. “It’s been falling steadily since I crossed the border” she said. “Started out in Queensland this morning and it was $2.14” [$2.14 per litre]. She had just paid $1.70. I was tempted ..read more
Sydney Health Law Blog
5M ago
A new study published in Cell demonstrates the potential of donated embryonic stem cells to effectively blend with a primate's cellular DNA, creating a chimeric animal ..read more
Sydney Health Law Blog
6M ago
There is a lot of vaping-related law reform activity going on in Australia at the moment. This (long) post reviews NSW vaping laws and provides a baseline for understanding the changes that are underway, both at NSW (State) and Commonwealth level. Background The failure to enforce nicotine control laws, together with ludicrously low penalties, have ..read more
Sydney Health Law Blog
7M ago
As the guidelines develop, it will be interesting to see how the regulator and Boards attempt to deal with the difficult problem of social media promotion in this very popular sector ..read more
Sydney Health Law Blog
8M ago
Background A health practitioner who is sued for negligence in NSW will avoid liability under s 5O(1) of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) “if it is established that the professional acted in a manner that (at the time the service was provided) was widely accepted in Australia by peer professional opinion as competent professional ..read more
Sydney Health Law Blog
10M ago
Amid public controversy, an Inquiry of a Professional Standards Committee established under law has imposed practice restrictions on neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo ..read more
Sydney Health Law Blog
1y ago
This post was written by Neil Francey, Research Affiliate, Sydney Health Law Australia’s Vaping Train Wreck Commonwealth Health Minister, Mark Butler MP, has announced that the Albanese Government is taking strong action to reduce smoking and stamp out vaping – particularly among young Australians – through stronger legislation, enforcement, education and support. This follows public ..read more