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Sydney Health Ethics is a centre for academic research, for teaching and learning in bioethics and the medical humanities, and for ethical consultation and discussion. We aim to stimulate creative thought, dialogue and action. Our work engages different disciplinary perspectives and fosters a community based on collegiality and critical inquiry. More
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The promise of public health ethics for precision medicine: the case of newborn preventive genomic sequencing
Published 2022Precision medicine aims to tailor medical treatment to match individual characteristics and to stratify individuals to concentrate benefits and avoid harm. It has recently been joined by precision public health-the application ...Open AccessArticle -
Genetic counselling: genomic uncertainties
Published 2025Genomic sequencing technologies are increasingly used in health. Improvements in sequencing technology and reductions in its cost mean that the default approach is frequently to obtain more genomic information rather than ...Open AccessArticle -
Women in contact with the Sydney LGBTQ communities: Report of the SWASH Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women’s Health Survey 2022
Published 2024SWASH is the longest running periodic survey of LBQ women’s health and wellbeing in the world. SWASH was born of a need to generate evidence to inform health promotion efforts to enhance the health of LBQ women. In 1996, ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Therapeutic misunderstandings in modern research
Published 2023Clinical trials play a crucial role in generating evidence about healthcare interventions and improving outcomes for current and future patients. For individual trial participants, however, there are inevitably trade-offs ...Open AccessArticle -
Experiences of risk in Australian hotel quarantine: a qualitative study
Published 2022BackgroundIn response to the threat of COVID-19 infection, Australia mandated a 14 day quarantine period in a designated facility for all travellers returning from overseas from late March 2020. These facilities were usually ...Article