Dr. Mário Junqueira, MD, ML: physician, forensic medicine expert, founder of PericialMed, former Internal Affairs Officer of a Brazilian state medical board and Penn Carey Law graduate, writing on medical malpractice, health law and AI.https://drmariojunqueira.com/https://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/test-of-the-expected-conduct-paradox/https://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/test-of-the-expected-conduct-paradox/A method to test negligence claims: if every alternative conduct would also be called a failure, the standard imposed on the agent is unattainable.Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/why-using-ai-is-not-cheating/https://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/why-using-ai-is-not-cheating/An academic myth says using AI is cheating. Why AI is a tool like any other, and how to use it with integrity in study and professional work.Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/why-punishing-medical-negligence-can-hinder-the-advancement-of-medicine/https://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/why-punishing-medical-negligence-can-hinder-the-advancement-of-medicine/Punishing negligence without understanding it does not make medicine safer. How punitive systems discourage disclosure, learning and innovation.Sun, 27 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/the-erosion-of-freedom-of-expression-a-threat-to-democracy-and-social-progress/https://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/the-erosion-of-freedom-of-expression-a-threat-to-democracy-and-social-progress/Freedom of expression is a cornerstone of democracy. Why its gradual erosion threatens public debate, accountability and social progress.Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/the-medical-expert-within-the-regional-board-of-medicine/https://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/the-medical-expert-within-the-regional-board-of-medicine/How medical experts support Brazilian Boards of Medicine: ethics proceedings, resolutions, incapacitating illness, internal affairs and suspension.Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/the-medical-expert-in-justice-and-impartiality-as-a-fundamental-pillar/https://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/the-medical-expert-in-justice-and-impartiality-as-a-fundamental-pillar/Why courts depend on the medical expert, what the expert does with records and exams, and why impartiality gives the report its credibility.Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/defense-and-justice-due-process-against-premature-judgment/https://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/defense-and-justice-due-process-against-premature-judgment/Public opinion often convicts on a headline. Only due process guarantees the right to a defense and a penalty proportional to the offense.Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/bodily-deformity-and-its-valuation/https://drmariojunqueira.com/blog/bodily-deformity-and-its-valuation/From Nietzsche to the DPVAT table that prices a finger at ten percent: are we again asserting an equivalence between bodily harm and money?Fri, 12 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT