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Medical Negligence

Law > Medical Jurisprudence > Law and Medicine > Medical Negligence A tort is a residuary civil wrong. Duties in tort are fixed by the law and such duties are owed in rem or to the people at large generally. Such wrongs can be remedied by filing for unliquidated damages. Negligence is a tort. A […]

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Right to Health in the Constitution

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Post date July 4, 2022
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Law > Medical Jurisprudence > Law and Medicine > Right to Health in the Constitution Health is a vital indicator of human development and human development is the basic ingredient of economic and social development. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the […]

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Medico-Legal Aspect of Sexual Assault

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Post date July 3, 2022
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Law > Medical Jurisprudence > Law and Medicine > Medico-Legal Aspect of Sexual Assault A Medico-Legal Case (MLC) can be defined as a case of injury or ailment, etc., in which investigations by the law-enforcing agencies are essential to fix the responsibility regarding the causation of the injury or ailment. It may be a legal […]

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Human Experimentation with Drugs

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Post date July 3, 2022
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Law > Medical Jurisprudence > Law and Medicine > Medico-Legal Aspect of Human Experimentation with Drugs Human experimentation can be broadly defined as anything done to an individual to learn how it will affect him. The main objective of human experimentation with drugs is the acquisition of new scientific knowledge rather than therapy. Human experimentation […]

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Medico-Legal Aspect of Road Accidents

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Post date July 2, 2022
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Law > Medical Jurisprudence > Law and Medicine > Medico-Legal Aspect of Road Accidents A Medico-Legal Case (MLC) can be defined as a case of injury or ailment, etc., in which investigations by the law-enforcing agencies are essential to fix the responsibility regarding the causation of the injury or ailment. It may be a legal case requiring […]

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Pattern Injuries to Pedestrians in Road Accident

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Post date July 2, 2022
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Law > Medical Jurisprudence > Law and Medicine > Pattern Injuries to Pedestrians in Road Accident A traffic or road accident is defined as an accident involving at least one vehicle on a road open to public traffic in which at least one person is injured or killed. The main cause of accidents and crashes […]

Tags Bumper injuries, Injuries to pedestrian, Medico Legal Case, MLC, Primary Impact Injuries, Road accident, run Over injuries, Secondary Impact Injuries, Secondary Injuries

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Law and Medicine Questions 81 to 99 (3 Marks)

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Post date May 25, 2022
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Law > Medical Jurisprudence > Law and Medicine Questions 41 to 60 Q81 Explain Appropriate Authority under the Transplantation of Human Organs Act. The Central Government is empowered by the Act to appoint, by notification one or more officers as the Appropriate Authority for the purposes of the Act, for each of Union Territories. Likewise, […]

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Law and Medicine Questions 61 to 80 (3 Marks)

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Post date May 24, 2022
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Law > Medical Jurisprudence > Law and Medicine Questions 41 to 60 Q61. What is therapeutic privilege and it is exception to which doctrine? Providing patients with information is fundamental to respecting autonomy. However, there may be circumstances when information may be withheld to prevent serious harm to the patient, a concept referred to as […]

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The Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act

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Post date May 23, 2022
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Law > Medical Jurisprudence > The Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act Advertisement and media are playing a significant role in our daily lives. Drug industries also promote their products using such unscrupulous methods, such as misleading the buyer. Many products are brought into the market without much research and data-based credibility. However, their advertisements […]

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Law and Medicine Questions 41 to 60 (3 Marks)

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Post date May 23, 2022
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Law > Medical Jurisprudence > Law and Medicine Questions 41 to 60 Q41. Medico-legal aspects of road accident cases. A traffic or road accident is defined as an accident involving at least one vehicle on a road open to public traffic in which at least one person is injured or killed. The main cause of […]