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 ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -Two South Dakota pregnancy counseling centers have joined the state in appealing a ruling that struck down two provisions of a 2005 law requiring informed consent to abortion.

Introduction Early phase cancer clinical trials have become increasingly complicated in terms of patient selection and trial procedures—this is reflected in the increasing length of participant ...

Background Genomic research is challenging the tradition of informed consent. Genomic researchers in the USA, Canada and parts of Europe are encouraged to use informed consent to address the prospect ...

Consent for Sterilization Required Forms For client who choose sterilization, two consent forms must be signed by the person after the provision of counseling on method-specific risks and benefits and ...

Informed consent remains critical in healthcare, and over the last several years, there have been multiple updates from agencies and commissions providing clarifications. Most recently in April ...

For patients with glioblastoma, collecting information about their disease and treatment options is important before providing informed consent.

Obtaining informed consent is a basic ethical obligation and a legal requirement for researchers. This requirement is founded on the principle of respect for persons. Potential participants must be ...

Signed consent forms must be available for review by the IRB, DHHS, FDA, or Sponsor. Investigators must keep signed informed consent forms for a minimum of three (3) years following completion of the ...

Trial sponsors have struggled to improve trial diversity. Homing in on informed consent may be the key to changing that—with the welcome side effect of empowering patients to participate in ...

Hospitals must now get written consent to perform pelvic, breast, prostate and rectal exams on sedated patients or risk losing federal funding.