It is not enough to enhance efficiency or accuracy; we must embed transparency, temporal awareness and systemic oversight ...

When the government pulls a public health ad campaign, it usually raises more questions than it answers. And when that ...

Informed consent is a vital part of healthcare, ensuring that patients understand their treatment options and can make ...

Achieving informed consent requires a potential contributor to be in possession of sufficient knowledge about our plans for a reasoned decision to take part in our content. The Editorial ...

Whilst verbal consent may be given when patients cannot sign or in routine investigations, written confirmation of informed consent is massively important for administrative purposes. 6 ...

Informed consent is one of the primary requirements of research involving human participants. It is important to remember that informed consent is an ongoing process, not a document or single event.

Informed consent has been defined as "an individual's autonomous authorization of a medical intervention or of participation in research". [1] In professional and legal regulations it is widely ...

On April 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released new guidance which requires hospitals to obtain informed consent from patients before practitioners, or ...