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

There is sea change in America’s framework for conducting experiments on humans, involving a provision quietly implemented by the FDA.

Community Regional Medical Center in downtown Fresno was recently fined almost $90,000 for wrongfully removing a Fallopian tube from a patient after a cesarean section birth, according to state ...

Community Regional Medical Center in downtown Fresno was recently fined almost $90,000 for wrongfully removing a Fallopian tube from a patient after a cesarean section birth, according to state ...

It’s little known and discussed but more than 500,000 women and girls are survivors or at risk of female genital ...

Q: I just want to get my medical records, but was told I “must use a HIPPA compliant form.” Just what is HIPPA? That’s my ...

This is your essential Euro Weekly News Guide to patient rights in Spain, so you know what you’re entitled to - and how to ...

The Arizona Senate passed a new legislative proposal aimed at strengthening patient rights in the state. The Patients' Bill ...

Ever since the Tuskegee case, U.S. scientists have been required to obtain “informed consent” from research subjects.

In today’s clinical trials, compared to those of the past, there is increasing complexity, greater data collection, and a ...

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