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September Issue 2018

Top stories in this newsletter:
Hong Kong court decision – a baby’s negligence claim against the Hospital Authority for fail-ing to inform her mother at the time of the pregnancy of a chromosomal defect of the baby and the risk of the baby suffering associated disabilities was barred and not permitted.

August Issue 2018

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Antibiotic-resistant superbugs found on train handrails of the Mass Transit Railway
in Hong Kong – In further news about antimicrobial resistance in Hong Kong, a team of researchers from the University of Hong Kong found the train handrails of the Mass Transit Railway (“MTR”) in Hong Kong dispersing superbugs with antibiotic-resistant genes. The results of the study suggest that there could be transmis-sion of superbugs across the border between Hong Kong and Shenzhen via the MTR system.

July Issue 2018

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Travel alert for Pakistan issued by the US due to ongoing outbreak of typhoid superbug – In further news about antimicrobial resistance, the United States has issued a travel alert for Pakistan in light of the ongoing outbreak of an extremely drug-resistant new strain of typhoid fever which is resistant to five different antibiotics. The strain was first identified in November 2016, and since then, it has spread throughout the country, with 800 people infected and at least 4 dead.

June Issue 2018

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New measures to be introduced in the UK to protect doctors – Following the case of Dr. Bawa-Garba, who was struck off the medical register after being found guilty of mistakes in the death of a 6 year old boy, UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that there will be new measures introduced to protect doctors and nurses when mistakes are made. An important new measure is that the UK General Medical Council will no longer be able to appeal the results of doctors’ disciplinary hearings, as it did in the case of Dr. Bawa-Garba…

May Issue 2018

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Doctor found guilty of misconduct by Medical Council – A doctor was found guilty of misconduct and banned from practicing medicine for a period of 6 months after a medical blunder involving a patient who underwent a permanent tracheostomy. A piece of gauze, taped on all sides, was found blocking the opening in the patient’s throat, which ultimately led to his death. The Medical Council ruled that the doctor had failed to prevent the nurses’ mismanagement of the patient’s tracheostoma.

April Issue 2018

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CMEL April Events – CMEL had a very eventful April this year, with the introduction of our Continuing Medical Education series, our twin symposiums on ‘Policy and Regulatory Responses to New Genomic and Reproductive Technologies’ and ‘Privacy, Data Protection and Data-Sharing in Biomedical Research’, and lectures by Dr. Jeff Skopek and Mr. James Badenoch QC. A very big thank you to all our speakers, panelists and to all our participants for your support. Please stay tuned for a conference report on what was discussed at the symposiums…

March Issue 2018

Top stories in this newsletter:
A 15 year old girl paralysed after alleged medical negligence – A 15 year old girl was paralysed after a procedure last November at United Christian Hospital that was meant to treat her acute transverse myelitis. In a press conference held recently, the girl’s family accused hospital staff of committing a series of medical errors, including the wrongful damaging of the girl’s artery while inserting a catheter into the vein, causing the girl to suffer a stroke…

February Issue 2018

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First human eggs grown in laboratory – Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have grown human eggs in a laboratory for the first time. This new technique is both an opportunity to explore the development of human eggs, as well as a possible door to new methods of preserving fertility for children who undergo cancer treatment. The technique requires further work in the future, however, with only 10% of eggs reaching maturity. It also remains unclear how viable the eggs are, given they have not yet been fertilized…

January Issue 2018

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Artificial intelligence developed for diagnosis of heart scans – Researchers from a hospital in Oxford have developed an artificial intelligence system that can diagnose heart scans much more accurately than cardiologists currently can. If confirmed, it will be free for NHS hospitals all over the UK. The results from this trial suggest that this system has the potential to save the NHS more than £300m a year.

Christmas Edition 2017 Issue 10

Top stories in this newsletter:
Conference Report: Anti-Microbial Resistance – Our international conference on the highly important global issue of anti-microbial resistance was held on 9-10 November, with many insightful and informative presentations from eminent speakers all over the world.

December 2017 Issue 9

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Gene-editing attempted for the first time in human body – Gene-editing has recently been attempted for the first time within the human body. Through an IV, an individual with Hunter’s Syndrome received billions of copies of a corrective gene, together with genetic tools to cut his DNA in the right position. If the individual responds well to the procedure, a further nine patients will receive it as well…

November 2017 Issue 8

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Upcoming Events: Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance: Meeting the Global Challenge of AMR – Don’t miss our upcoming conference on the highly important issue of antimicrobial resistance! The two day conference will be held on 9-10 November, and will include presentations from eminent speakers all over the world.

October 2017 Issue 7

Top stories in this newsletter:
Upcoming Events: Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance: Meeting the Global Challenge of AMR – Don’t miss our upcoming conference on the highly important issue of antimicrobial resistance! The two day conference will be held on 9-10 November, and will include presentations from eminent speakers all over the world.

September 2017 Issue 6

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Conference on Compulsory Treatment – Our two day conference, Compulsory Mental Health Treatment in Hong Kong: Which Way Forward? was successfully completed. We would like to thank all of those who came and/or contributed to the many interesting discussions we had…

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