Public health and safety law

Human rights are essential to global health, yet rising threats in an increasingly divided world are challenging the progressive evolution of health-related human rights.

Human rights are essential to global health, yet rising threats in an increasingly divided world are challenging the progressive evolution of health-related human rights.

From public health luminary Nancy Krieger comes a revolutionary way of addressing health justice and the embodied truths of lived experience.

From public health luminary Nancy Krieger comes a revolutionary way of addressing health justice and the embodied truths of lived experience.

In the mid 1980s, there was a crisis in the availability, affordability, and adequacy of liability insurance in the United States and Canada.

Public health has never been more important, or more controversial.

Public health has never been more important, or more controversial.

Whether, and in what circumstances, public authorities should be held liable for negligence in the performance of their public functions is a highly complex area of the law.

Whether, and in what circumstances, public authorities should be held liable for negligence in the performance of their public functions is a highly complex area of the law.

Asbestos was once known as the 'magic mineral' because of its ability to withstand flames.

In the last fifty years, average overall health status has increased more or less in parallel with a much celebrated decline in mortality, attributed mostly to poverty reduction, sanitation, nutrition, housing, immunization, and improved medical care.

Principles of Medical Law is the leading practitioner text in its field.

Principles of Medical Law is the leading practitioner text in its field.

Statutory Nuisance: Law and Practice offers a comprehensive resource for practitioners in the legal and environmental health professions, guiding the reader through the complex practical and legal issues associated with statutory nuisance.

The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Health Law addresses some of the most critical issues facing scholars, legislators, and judges today: how to protect against threats to public health that can quickly cross national borders, how to ensure access to affordable health care, and how to regulate the pharmaceutical industry, among many others.

The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Health Law addresses some of the most critical issues facing scholars, legislators, and judges today: how to protect against threats to public health that can quickly cross national borders, how to ensure access to affordable health care, and how to regulate the pharmaceutical industry, among many others.

If a competent adult refuses medical treatment, physicians and public officials must respect her decision.

If a competent adult refuses medical treatment, physicians and public officials must respect her decision.

Public health law isn't just for lawyers.

Public health law isn't just for lawyers.

Millions of Americans rely on the likes of birth control, IVF, and genetic testing to make plans as intimate and farreaching as any over a lifetime.

Millions of Americans rely on the likes of birth control, IVF, and genetic testing to make plans as intimate and farreaching as any over a lifetime.

After heart disease and cancer, the third leading cause of death in the United States is iatrogenic injury (avoidable injury or infection caused by a healer).

After heart disease and cancer, the third leading cause of death in the United States is iatrogenic injury (avoidable injury or infection caused by a healer).

America may be one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet its citizens have lower life expectancy, more infant mortalities, and higher adolescent death rates than those in most other advanced industrial nations--and even some developing countries.

Should we legalize marijuana?

Should we legalize marijuana?

The past few decades have seen a massive increase in the number of international organizations focusing on global health.

The past few decades have seen a massive increase in the number of international organizations focusing on global health.

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At the heart of research with human beings is the moral notion that the experimental subject is altruistic, and is primarily concerned for the welfare of others.

Can your employer require you to travel to India for a hip replacement as a condition of insurance coverage?

In the last half-century, radical changes have rippled through the workplace and the home from Boston to Bombay.

At the heart of research with human beings is the moral notion that the experimental subject is altruistic, and is primarily concerned for the welfare of others.

Genetically Modified Organisms in Food focuses on scientific evaluation of published research relating to GMO food products to assert their safety as well as potential health risks.

For more than twenty years Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics has offered scholars and students a highly accessible and teachable alternative to the dominant principle-based theories in the field.

Risk is the single most prevalent and enduring factor that influences every individual, organization, and society.

A comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the regulation and practice of advance directives in sixteen jurisdictions in Asia.

An inside look at the culture of surveillance that pits healthcare providers against their patientsDoctors and pharmacists make critical decisions every day about whether to dispense opioids that alleviate pain but fuel addiction.

In the realm of safety management, this book embarks on a profound exploration of how the political economy was reshaped in the last two decades.

Maritime Accident and Incident Investigation covers a wide range of topics relating to maritime-orientated organisational hazards and risks, as well as root cause analyses and techniques for analysing evidence.

In the realm of safety management, this book embarks on a profound exploration of how the political economy was reshaped in the last two decades.

The comprehensive guide for identifying needs, specification and installation of emergency and security lighting systems.

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Ideal for students taking law modules on construction, surveying, real estate, planning and civil engineering courses, Galbraith's Construction and Land Management Law for Students is an excellent overview of the key legal issues in the built environment.

Ideal for students taking law modules on construction, surveying, real estate, planning and civil engineering courses, Galbraith's Construction and Land Management Law for Students is an excellent overview of the key legal issues in the built environment.

This book explores the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) in transforming healthcare delivery.

This book explores the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) in transforming healthcare delivery.

Transforming Global Healthcare: The Role of AI and IoT in Modern Medical Systems explores the transformative potential of the integration of technologies such as AI, Big Data, IoT, and Blockchain in the healthcare sector.

Transforming Global Healthcare: The Role of AI and IoT in Modern Medical Systems explores the transformative potential of the integration of technologies such as AI, Big Data, IoT, and Blockchain in the healthcare sector.