Without informed consent, patients might feel confused or unhappy with their care. The idea of informed consent has evolved ...

Warning! Sweeping changes in public health are on the rise. The latest word, according to Stat, is that the Department of ...

Our new Secretary of Health and Human Services wants to change CDC messaging about vaccines to emphasize "informed consent." ...

There is sea change in America’s framework for conducting experiments on humans, involving a provision quietly implemented by the FDA.

However, the length and complexity of consent information can lead to patients misconstruing key points and failing to understand the implications of participation. If this is the case ...

Or to put it another way, 98 percent of all young adults are not gender confused ... and completely to parents and patients as part of the informed consent process before beginning interventions ...

The petition, launched by Mollie Randall, said: 'The General Medical Council (GMC) states that as healthcare professionals, doctors are expected to receive informed consent from the patient ...