Informed consent is a vital part of healthcare, ensuring that patients understand their treatment options and can make choices about their care. This process builds trust between patients and ...

Dr. MedLaw explains the importance of discussing risks, benefits, and alternatives in a manner the patient fully understands ...

For example, showing patients their scan images can promote question-asking and help support information exchange. Truly informed consent is vital for the success of clinical trials.

A new law in Colorado says providers must get a patient’s prior consent for medical students to perform pelvic exams while the patient is unconscious during a procedure. Proponents of the law ...

States are looking to legislate the level of informed consent required to allow medical students to perform pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients.

Colorado medical providers will need to get patients' prior consent before medical students can ... Those who have opposed the bills and laws across the U.S. say they're examples of government ...

FILE - A lone cyclist passes by Colorado's State Capitol building, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in Denver. Colorado passed a law Thursday, May 25, 2023, requiring that patients give informed consent for ...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado medical providers will need to get patients’ prior consent before medical students can perform pelvic exams on them while they are unconscious for a procedure under a ...