For example, potential recipients of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generally find it easy to consent to treatment, based on the information that the device is the best treatment ...

Two basically identical bills that would raise the age, from 14 to 18, at which people can make their own medical decisions ...

Consent for Minor by Parent or Guardian Print out and complete the Consent for Treatment of a Minor who does not have Legal Power to Consent form if none of the below qualifications apply to you. Read ...

In Utah, patients who consent to "hormonal transgender treatment" or surgery on "sex characteristics" while they are minors ...

The bill would require that a person must be 18 to give medical consent unless they are married, divorced, pregnant, ...

Under Colorado law, students under the age of 18 who receive medical treatment at Wardenburg Health Center must first have a parent or guardian sign the Parental/Guardian Consent for Treatment of a ...

So, what is to be done? To treat without consent when it is obvious what must be done, or support patient autonomy; wait for a medical condition to deteriorate to a point of futility, or intervene ...

"Among the various genres of medical negligence for which physicians may be held liable is the failure to properly advise or inform patients regarding the risks involved with medical conditions and ...

Apple's App Tracking Transparency Framework may breach German and EU competition rules according to the German authority.

Under the Health Care Malpractice Act, updated in 2023, minors can recant their consent before age 25 if they develop a “permanent injury” from their treatment, with the argument that their doctor ...