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 ...

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 ...

The Iowa Supreme Court released their decision for Miller v. State of Iowa — a case alleging a former University of Iowa ...

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." ...