Individual rights versus the public's health-100 years after Jacobson v. Massachusetts

Article Abstract:

The facts behind the 1905 Jacobson v. Massachusetts case shed light on the US Supreme Court's opinion about the use of law to protect public health. For 100 years, the opinion that the states may limit individual liberty in the service of well-established public health interventions has served as the constitutional foundation for state actions limiting liberty in the name of public health.

Public health law

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Impracticability of informed consent in the registry of the Canadian Stroke Network

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The Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network provides an opportunity for the Canadian neurologic community to develop a data base, that could potentially improve the quality of care for patients with stroke in Canada. However, the usefulness of the data for the monitoring and planning of health care delivery is limited.

Canada, Care and treatment, Usage, Stroke patients, Registries (in medicine), Registries (Medicine), Public health records

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Compact versus contract-Industry sponsors' obligations to their research subjects

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The liability by industry linked research, ethical and legal implications on patients volunteering for clinical trials are discussed in detail.

Public affairs, Ethics, Company legal issue, Cases, Clinical trials, Ethical aspects, Tort reform, Civil rights, Medical research volunteers

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