When seeking consent to treatment, the adequacy of the information provided is judged from the perspective of a reasonable person in the patient’s position.

Six settlement agreements and at least three criminal cases were filed in the U.S. District of New Jersey as part of a ...

A 17-year-old is attempting to refuse further chemotherapy and her arguments will be heard before the Supreme Court of Connecticut on Thursday. What reasons exist for denying teenagers the ability ...

Approximately 81% of oncologists said patients should consent to artificial intelligence use for cancer treatment decisions, a recent survey found. The survey, published March 28 in JAMA Network ...

Oregon law already lets teens age 15 and up receive gender-affirming care and other medical treatment without parental consent. Recent bills haven't changed that.

The age of consent for children to access certain health services is being lowered from 16 to 14 in terms of a Bill which started being debated in parliament on Wednesday.

The district said, "West Ada has been using the same consent to treat protocol for over 15 years. While we maintain our established practices, we are now operating with an increased level of ...

Controversial change to CT electroshock therapy law weighed. Debate goes beyond the proposed bill Under existing Connecticut statutes, ECT can be ordered without a person’s consent under certain ...