Medical examinations for fitness to work are undertaken by the specialist and the nonspecialist occupational physicians alike. An assessment done negligently in such a capacity will expose physicians to legal risks, even if they are not specialist occupational physicians. This is not unlike negligent care given in the traditional therapeutic care setting. Much of the case law governing legal di...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Medical school is stressful. Students commonly exhibit changes in dietary and physical activity patterns in response. We tracked measurements of physical fitness over 4 years in a cohort of students at the Uniformed Services University. METHODS Validated measures for specific components of physical fitness were measured in 170 students (94% of the Class of 2011) over...

AIM To determine the consensus and concordance with published standards and expert opinion among New Zealand's designated diving doctors (DDDs) and general practitioners (GPs) regarding medical fitness-to-dive. METHODS A postal survey canvassed doctors' opinions regarding fitness-to-dive of 20 'real-life' applicants with potentially relevant medical conditions. In 17 cases, a 'desired respons...

Since the global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), etiological agent of a disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection started, millions people globally have become infected. It must not be forgotten that thousands those affected are commercial or recreational divers. A COVID-19 seriously affects system and pulmonary parenchyma but it may also involve cardiov...