INTRODUCTION: South Africa has unenviable rates of violent crime and low rates of
conviction and prosecution. Contributing to this is the poor collection of medical evidence by …

Since 1998 South African law has provided that adults should have access to sterilization
but only with their informed consent. However, the right to sterilization and other sexual and …

Objectives Teaching autopsies in undergraduate medicine, although traditionally
considered valuable by both educators and students, have been marginalised in modern …

Background. According to the regulations of the National Health Act, all 'sudden and
unexpected'deaths in South Africa should be referred to Forensic Pathology Services (FPS) …

Background: Telemedicine is viewed as a new way of offering medical services. It is seen as
a means of overcoming the growing shortage of health practitioners in developing countries …

Given the increasing numbers of ethical and legal issues arising from the COVID-19
epidemic, particularly in respect of patient-doctor confidentiality, doctors must explain to …

A four year action research study was undertaken in an attempt to foster change in the
current management of sudden deaths in the Accident and Emergency Departments in …

It may not be necessary for doctors to report cases of consensual sexual penetration in terms
of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences Act and Related Matters) Amendment Act, where the …

Medical practitioners share the responsibility of action against crime by supporting the
justice system. The best way for a medical practitioner to achieve this is by proper …

The previously gullible and apathetic South African public, generally speaking, is lately
becoming increasingly rights-based sophisticated. Patients are no longer accepting inferior …