introduction: hospitals are responsible to respond to legitimate demands for health information release while protecting the confidentiality of patient health records. this study investigated and compared laws and policies of health information disclosure for legal authorities in iran and some selected countries. methods: this descriptive-comparative study included health information disclosure...

background disclosure of hiv is important for improving self-care behaviors, psychological well-being, commitment to the treatment, and reducing risk of transmission. one of the major benefits of disclosure is social support, which is an essential resource for effective coping with hiv infection. however, receiving any social support requires disclosing of hiv status. objectives this study aime...

application of ipr and the right of investigation about the claim of its infringement, need issuing some protective orders. mostly, this is for avoiding destruction of evidences which can be effective in proving the right of the plaintiff. the purpose of this study is to find out how can protect the third party’s right of privacy in the process of ipr enforcement. in common law, there are two i...

right of disclosure of artwork is one of the moral rights of author. according to that right, author entitled to decide about whether the artwork be published for public or not. mentioned right has expressly laid down in french law in order to protect of author rights and character. we can also deduce it from iranian law. for the purpose of improving iranian law related to that right, this rese...

objective : to ascertain cancer patients' views regarding disclosure of diagnosis in the pakistani population, anxiety levels after disclosure of the diagnosis, interest in knowing all the treatment options and desire to inform their families. patients and methods : in this cross-sectional study, 147 cancer patients from different hospitals in pakistan were asked questions to determine their op...