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In this edition of the Health Law Bulletin, we provide an update on legal issues affecting the health, biotech, life sciences, retirement living and aged care sectors.

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By Nigel Preston, Alison Choy Flannigan and Andrew Forbes

In this edition of the Health Law Bulletin, we provide an update on legal issues affecting the health, biotech, life sciences, retirement living and aged care sectors, including:

an update on the National Health and Hospitals Network Agreement and the National Health and Hospitals Network Bill
an update on the ACCC prosecution of Baxter Healthcare Pty Limited
a medico-legal update on emergency department medical malpractice cases
an update on embryonic stem cell research and biological therapies in the US and Australia
a case note on H Limited v J on end of life decisions
an update on trade practices developments in consumer law

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