A new dataset captures more than 170 years of US state laws governing minors' legal capacity to independently consent to ...

Cats are often picked up incorrectly, and it can be unpleasant to be lifted up with their legs dangling in the air. Given the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, in a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) again asked for unanimous consent (UC) to pass ...

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

The University of North Texas Health Science Center’s failure to obtain permission before using corpses for research may have ...

The New Hampshire House voted to ban cell phones from schools on Thursday, adding to the issue’s momentum in the state and across the country.

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

Less than 24 hours after a Washington Post article alleged Charlie Rose sexually harassed female employees for years, the 75-year-old is out of a job. But her generation, Gen Z, has also watched some ...

Prominent gaps in pediatric and adolescent HIV care translate into priorities that need to be addressed for optimizing care ...

Not much can faze Elizabeth Pittinger, the eyes of police oversight in Pittsburgh for the past 27 years. But even the ...

On January 6, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Human ...

Informed consent is one of the most important aspects of conducting ethical research with human participants. Respecting the autonomy of research participants, the investigator must provide complete ...