Two basically identical bills that would raise the age, from 14 to 18, at which people can make their own medical decisions ...

Insurance companies may require whats known as prior authorization for medical services before they will cover it. The Senate ...

One North Alabama lawmaker wants to raise the age at which individuals can make their own medical decisions. State Senator ...

A bill that proposes to change the age of consent for minors to receive certain medical treatment will be brought before the ...

The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday requiring parental consent for a minor to receive a vaccine. The bill, HB2, was introduced by Rep. Chip Brown, R-Mobile, and passed on a vote ...

Dr. Joseph Grillo, whose license has been suspended multiple times over the past decade-plus, has had his license reinstated ...

Under the Health Care Malpractice Act, updated in 2023, minors can recant their consent before age 25 if they develop a “permanent injury” from their treatment, with the argument that their doctor ...

The bill would require that a person must be 18 to give medical consent unless they are married, divorced, pregnant, ...

Why do only the wealthy need to sign consent forms for body donation? You might think this is a matter of necessity. There is no question that medical students need bodies on which to practice ...