CURRENT FORENSIC MEDICAL ARTICLES

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Forensic medicine is a field of science that is constantly evolving, multidisciplinary, and requires mandatory literature tracking.

In this section, prominent articles in current forensic medicine literature, systematic reviews, and guideline publications are summarized, and their scientific content is evaluated in terms of forensic practice.

The aim is to share academic currency, explain its reflections in practice, and demonstrate professional development in a transparent manner. 

· Current forensic medicine article summaries

· New studies regarding the determination of the cause of death

· Medical malpractice literature updates

· New data in the field of forensic toxicology

· DNA and forensic biology research

· Publications on trauma and causality analysis 

 These shares are presented not just as summaries, but along with their practical equivalents.

 This section will support you in;

✔️ Following current literature
✔️ Developing your academic reflex
✔️ Being focused on science-based work
✔️ Having an approach that supports the judicial process with literature  

1. David M Studdert 1, Michelle M Mello, William M Sage, Catherine M DesRoches, Jordon Peugh, Kinga Zapert, Troyen A Brennan. Defensive medicine among high-risk specialist physicians in a volatile malpractice environment. JAMA. 2005 Jun 1;293(21):2609-17. doi: 10.1001/jama.293.21.2609. 
2. GBD 2019 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet. 2020 Oct 17;396(10258):1204-1222. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30925-9.
3. Michael Kennedy. Postmortem drug concentrations in forensic pharmacology. Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences.  2022 Dec 26;56(3), 323–335. doi: 10.1080/00450618.2022.2159065.
4.  Fredrik C. Kugelberg, Alan Wayne Jones. Interpreting results of ethanol analysis in postmortem specimens: A review of the literatüre. Forensic Science International. 2007 Jan 5;165(1):10-29.  doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.05.004.
5. Gill P, Brenner CH, Buckleton JS, Carracedo A, Krawczak M, Mayr WR, Morling N, Prinz M, Schneider PM, Weir BS; DNA commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics. DNA commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics: Recommendations on the interpretation of mixtures. Forensic Sci Int. 2006 Jul 13;160(2-3):90-101. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.04.009. 
6.  van Oven M, Kayser M. Updated comprehensive phylogenetic tree of global human mitochondrial DNA variation. Hum Mutat. 2009 Feb;30(2):E386-94. doi: 10.1002/humu.20921.
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1. Dziedzic T, Sen Yilmaz A, Szafrańska, A. How fast is fluent handwriting? Forensic Sci Int. 2026 June;383:112896. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2026.112896.
2.  Jomon S, Bastian BT, Joseph MM. Analysis of passive bloodstain morphology across surface textures and drop heights using deep learning. Forensic Sci Int. June 2026;383:112890. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2026.112890. 
3. Quan, Y., Cai N., Goa S., Li F. A computationally efficient hybrid Kolmogorov–Arnold network for hyperspectral classification of signatory pen inks. Forensic Sci Int. June 2026;383:112897. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2026.112897. 

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