we also firmly believe that patients have the right to make informed decisions on the healthcare services they receive,” the letter says. The new guidance clarifies that written consent must be ...

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

Hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before subjecting them to pelvic exams and exams of other sensitive areas — especially if an exam will be done while the patient is ...

We need to make written materials accessible and ... The initial risk from poor comprehension of consent materials is that patients become overwhelmed and choose not to participate in the trial ...

Before patients undergo intimate physical exams, including ones performed under anesthesia, hospitals must obtain written informed consent — or risk federal funding. That’s according to new ...

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