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There has been an increased focus over the past couple of years on patient rights, resulting in a renewed emphasis on informed consent by healthcare regulators, such as The Joint Commission. This ...

Imagine you go under anesthesia for a procedure and a pelvic or prostate exam is performed on you without your knowledge. A Yale University bioethicist says it happens all over the country, including ...

Thank you for reminding the research and scholarly community of the fundamental importance of striving to obtain each subject’s true informed consent prior to her or his participation in research ...

With informed consent, you generally have the right to seek a second opinion or refuse treatment unless refusing poses a danger to the community or a court of law declares you “mentally incompetent.” ...

Informed consent documents explain to potential participants the information that a reasonable person would want to have in order to make an informed decision about whether to participate. Using this ...

A lot has been written about ensuring that the language of informed consent forms is at a level that is easily understandable, and for good reason. The Food and Drug Administration requires all ...

I sat terrified and alone atop a gurney, awaiting the scheduled time for my cystectomy, holding a clipboard with forms to complete as the nurse rushed off to do something else. There was a box to ...

As a California physician for over 40 years with an extensive experience with medical and surgical informed consent, and with all of the new discoveries regarding COVID-19 since the beginning of this ...

Smith and Mackie’s feature article addresses the worry that vaccine mandates—for example, requiring employees to get the ...