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Mental health and the law: What else is needed for particularly vulnerable contexts facing armed conflict and development obstacles?
Mental disorders have high prevalence for disability and almost 80% of the global burden occurs in low- and middle-income countries.…
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Iranian Thalassemia Patients Suffer Due to Illegal US Sanctions: UN Experts
“The legality of the US unilateral sanctions against Iran is doubtful under international law, and so is the legality of…
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Iran Health Official Says Hospitals Full With Coronavirus Delta Variant
Iranian health officials have raised alarm about a new wave of coronavirus infections sweeping the capital, Tehran, with the Delta…
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What is medical malpractice?
Medical malpractice occurs when a health care professional or provider neglects to provide appropriate treatment, omits to take an appropriate…
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What are euthanasia and assisted suicide?
Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide refer to deliberate action taken with the intention of ending a life, in order to relieve…
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Abortion: Hundreds of healthcare workers oppose new law
Hundreds of health professionals have written to the NI secretary expressing opposition to the liberalisation of NI’s abortion laws. The…
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Over 30% of Japanese women cite workplace harassment as cause of mental illness
A government survey revealed that more than a third of Japanese female workers suffering with mental health issue cited work…
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Why is human rights important in health and social care?
In the UK all public authorities, including NHS organisations, have a duty to respect and promote peoples’ human rights. Human…
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Where Are the Legal Protections for People Mistreated in Childbirth?
A new study indicates that 28.1% of women birthing in U.S. hospitals experienced mistreatment by providers during labor, with rates…
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Egg Freezing Permissible in Islam, According to Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta
Dar Al-Ifta, Egypt’s Islamic body, issued a statement earlier this month on the legality of egg freezing under Islamic law…
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۵ ways to support medical residents facing patient discrimination
Incidents of identity-based patient bias are disturbing for all health professionals, but they can present especially intense challenges for physicians…
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Implementing law on persons with disabilities needs $3b
TEHRAN – The full implementation of the law concerning the rights of persons with disabilities requires a budget of over…
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۳,۴۰۴ traffic-related deaths occurred last winter: traffic police chief
There are some 500 mountain passes in Iran of which 100 usually get snow in winter and with regard to…
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‘More accessible sidewalks and crosswalks for people with disabilities’
Referring to the agreement with the Central Bank, Nahvinejad said a system providing services to the visually impaired people is…
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Child brides, sufferers of the lost childhood
When Katayoon entered the room everybody was clapping cheerfully and they were congratulating her cousin, Manouchehr. Katayoon, 10, became very…
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