Governments around the world are continuing to take steps to contain the spread of the coronavirus. As of Monday morning, 2,744 people worldwide have become infected with the coronavirus and 80 people have died. There have been five confirmed cases
In December 2019, the Durban High Court rejected expert evidence attempting to introduce a third type of hypoxic ischemic injury as the basis for a damages claim by a child born with cerebral palsy.
Earlier this week the CDC confirmed the United States had its first case of a deadly new strain of coronavirus “2019-nCoV.” The patient is from Washington state and was returning to the United States from Wuhan, China. At least seventeen
A doctor who covers for a colleague has an immediate legal duty to care for his colleague’s patients whilst on call.
This was recently confirmed by the Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa in a case where a doctor
The English Court of Appeal in a June 2018 judgment confirmed the principles relating to informed consent in medical malpractice claims.
A woman had been suffering painful, heavy periods and lower back pain, for which she sought medical advice. After
The Minister of Health has appointed the board members of the newly established South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). This health agency is the successor to the Medicines Control Council (MCC) which for decades has been the only medicines
Following a consultation, legislation was introduced in the Ontario Legislature on September 27, 2017 that will require pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to disclose financial relationships to healthcare professionals and organizations.
The Health Sector Payment Transparency Act is one
On September 8th, Ontario announced its much-anticipated framework for the distribution and sale of recreational cannabis. This announcement makes Ontario the first province to outline a comprehensive response to the Federal government’s plan to legalize cannabis by July 2018. Ontario’s
Australia’s therapeutic goods regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced that it is planning improvements around Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) clearance.
As part of this, the TGA will be publishing an updated revision of the GMP clearance guidance document,
Telemedicine has been rapidly expanding in the United States. Indeed, Texas recently passed legislation that gives Texas telemedicine providers more flexibility, including the ability to establish a physician-patient relationship in connection with telemedicine services without requiring an in-person visit. Business