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Criminal: Man faces attempted murder charges for HIV r ape

ethics.pol...@gmail.com (HIV Ethics & Policy) — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:48:58 UT

From Legalbriefs

*Criminal: Man faces attempted murder charges for HIV r ape*
In what a report *The Herald *calls a precedent-setting case before Justice
Dylan Chetty in the Eastern Cape High Court, a Port Elizabeth uncle (36) is
facing an attempted murder charge and possible life sentence *for allegedly

Unethical?: African Health Congress boycott and Prof Karabus' release

ethics.pol...@gmail.com (HIV Ethics & Policy) — Sat, 04 May 2013 12:15:27 UT

The Africa Health Congress will be held from 7-9 May in Jhb (
[link])

Various organisations and individuals have decided to boycott the Congress
in solidarity with Prof Karabus's on-going incarceration in the UAE (see
[link] ). The conference is being

SAMJ: Is the mass circumcision drive in KwaZulu-Natal involving neonates and children less than 16 years of age legal? What should doctors do?

ethics.pol...@gmail.com (HIV Ethics & Policy) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:43:22 UT

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South African Medical Journal, Vol 103, No 5 (2013)
Is the mass circumcision drive in KwaZulu-Natal involving neonates and
children less than 16 years of age legal? What should doctors do?
*David Jan McQuoid-Mason*

Abstract
As a result of the revival of male circumcision among Zulu males as a

Doctor wins unfair dismissal case at CCMA

ethics.pol...@gmail.com (HIV Ethics & Policy) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:02:42 UT

*Labour: **Doctor wins unfair dismissal case at CCMA*
Exactly 19 months after taking the provincial Department of Health to the
CCMA for unfair dismissal, a Cape Town doctor – who last year exposed
medical negligence problems at Eerste River Hospital – has been vindicated.
A *Cape Argus*report notes that Dr Errol Visser, the former head of that

PLOS Meds: "Supervised and Unsupervised Self-Testing for HIV in High- and Low-Risk Populations: A Systematic Review"

ethics.pol...@gmail.com (HIV Ethics & Policy) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:38:17 UT

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RESEARCH ARTICLE
Supervised and Unsupervised Self-Testing for HIV in High- and Low-Risk
Populations: A Systematic Review

AbstractBackground

Stigma, discrim, lack of privacy, and long waiting times partly explain why

"South African HIV-positive adults can have a near-normal life expectancy, provided that they start ART before their CD4 count drops below 200 cells/µl"

ethics.pol...@gmail.com (HIV Ethics & Policy) — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:50:43 UT

Article available:
[link]

Life Expectancies of South African Adults Starting Antiretroviral
Treatment: Collaborative Analysis of Cohort Studies

- Leigh F. Johnson mail,

<Leigh.John...@uct.ac.za>

- Joel Mossong,

Litigation: Man wants R1.7m for alleged HIV jail r ape

ethics.pol...@gmail.com (HIV Ethics & Policy) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:47:33 UT

*Litigation: Man wants R1.7m for alleged HIV jail r ape*
An ex-prisoner (41) who claimed he contracted HIV after being gang-r aped
on his first night in jail is suing the Correctional Services Ministry for
R1.7m in damages, says a report in *The Mercury*. The Western Cape man
alleges that he was ‘deliberately’ placed in a cell with known gangsters.

Online dating for people with sexually transmitted infections

ethics.pol...@gmail.com (HIV Ethics & Policy) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:05:22 UT

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Online dating for people with sexually transmitted infections By Tom HeydenBBC
News Magazine
[image: Man and woman sitting at table]
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Legislation: More restrictions on smokers – Minister// Government is also considering raising the legal age to consume alcohol from 18 to 21

ethics.pol...@gmail.com (HIV Ethics & Policy) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:33:26 UT

*Legislation: More restrictions on smokers – Minister *
The government will issue regulations this week to tighten the noose on
smokers, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has said, according to a *Mail &
Guardian Online *report. ‘These new regulations will, *inter alia*,
restrict the smoking of tobacco outside of buildings,’ he said in a speech

Court orders baby receive ARVs despite parents’ objections

marlise.rich...@gmail.com (Marlise Richter) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:42:21 UT

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Court orders baby receive ARVs despite parents’ objections
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""Healthcare Professionals and Social Conscience".14 March 2013

ethics.pol...@gmail.com (HIV Ethics & Policy) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:40:59 UT

The Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics and the Faculty of Health Sciences,
University of the Witwatersrand invites you to the 2013 Ethics Alive
Symposium on "Healthcare Professionals and Social Conscience". The
presentations will be followed by an interactive discussion session between
the panel of speakers and the audience.

Open access to scientific literature - all the arguments

ethics.pol...@gmail.com (HIV Ethics & Policy) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:39:05 UT

Cross-posted from Drug-Info
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[link]
Perspective
For the Sake of Inquiry and Knowledge - The Inevitability of Open Access

Ann J. Wolpert, M.L.S.

N Engl J Med 2013; 368:785-787February 28, 2013DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1211410

It's difficult to have a measured conversation about open access - the term

Academic backs law to limit medical negligence claims

ethics.pol...@gmail.com (HIV Ethics & Policy) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:58:00 UT

Cross-posted from Legalbriefs

*General:** Academic backs law to limit medical negligence claims*
The government needs to limit medical negligence claims against the
government through legislation, Wits paediatrics head Dr Peter Cooper
reportedly said at the weekend. According to a *Beeld* report, he told a

Of Mice and Men: "- go to the patients. Get their cells. Get their tissues whenever you can. Get cells from airways"

ethics.pol...@gmail.com (HIV Ethics & Policy) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:44:48 UT

Cross-posted from Druginfo

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Mice Fall Short as Test Subjects for Humans' Deadly Ills

By GINA KOLATA
Published: February 11, 2013 164 Comments

For decades, mice have been the species of choice in the study of human

Landmark patient rights case - Emotional trauma due to rude and uncaring nurses

ethics.pol...@gmail.com (HIV Ethics & Policy) — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:02:36 UT

From Legalbriefs:

*Litigation:** Landmark patient rights case*
In what a report in *The Herald *calls a landmark case for patient rights,
the government has agreed to pay R50 000 in damages to Patricia Speelman
(37) after *she was treated in an ‘inhumane and contemptuous manner’ by
nursing staff *at Port Elizabeth’s Dora Nginza Hospital. According to