Plaintiffs B.K. and N.Z. alleged that Eisenhower allowed unauthorized third parties, including Meta Platforms, to intercept users' clicks, communications on, and visits to Eisenhower's website and its ...

Dr. MedLaw explains the importance of discussing risks, benefits, and alternatives in a manner the patient fully understands ...

Direct-to-consumer "AgeTech" such as wearables, monitoring tools and AI-based apps to support aging populations and their caregivers are a growing and potentially invaluable set of tools for home care ...

Dozens rally at the NYS Capitol for informed consent legislation in the hopes of improving maternal health outcomes.

Multiple failings led to a patient with Crohn's disease having a hysterectomy without giving informed consent, an ombudsman has found. The woman, in her early 40s, said it has left her feeling ...

Informed consent is a model that can guide how healthcare professionals deliver gender affirming hormone therapy. Learn how it works here.

Warning! Sweeping changes in public health are on the rise. The latest word, according to Stat, is that the Department of Health and Human Services directed the CDC to curtail vaccine advertising and ...

The FDA has said the changes will have “benefits in the form of health care advances” because studies that would not have been possible if patient consent were required — can now be done.

True informed consent requires an understanding of how people process information about risks, and public health must promote collective benefits rather than focus entirely on individual autonomy.

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 ...

This piece explores how informed content strategies can empower the adoption and understanding of XR technologies across healthcare industries.

“Health care providers should not be drug testing pregnant people without their informed consent” Linhorst said in a statement.