In Stewart v. Superior Court, No. E067316, the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two, recently held that a hospital’s failure to obtain informed consent from the patient or the ...

Scholars in philosophy of medicine and bioethics have recently turned their attention to transformative experiences: experiences that teach something new that one could not have known before having ...

An ophthalmologist recommends LASIK surgery for a patient whose vision in both eyes is –18 D. The surgeon will use a laser that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for up to –14 D of ...

To what extent do volume-outcomes data matter in patients' decision-making? The National Cancer Policy Board of the Institute of Medicine concluded that "volume per se does not result in good outcomes ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) now enables researchers to analyze vast amounts of clinical data within seconds, unlocking possibilities for faster discoveries, personalized interventions and more ...

Michigan currently has no state law preventing medical students from performing pelvic exams on anesthetized patients without their consent. Surveys indicate that nonconsensual exams are common for ...

Delivering high-quality care starts with understanding what matters most to each patient. Clinicians can’t choose treatments that match patients’ priorities and values until they engage with them. The ...

The U.S. Eight Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday against a temporary injunction filed to block the implementation of an informed consent law requiring abortion providers to inform women ...

Before you anesthetize your patient and begin the scheduled treatment, check that a signed informed consent is in the document center of the patient's computer chart or if a hard copy is in the paper ...

ChatGPT-generated consent forms for cosmetic dermatology exceeded the recommended reading level for patients and contained various inaccuracies, according to a speaker.“Informed consent is central to ...

To the Editor: In their review article (March 2 issue), 1 Grady and colleagues suggest that technological advances could help to facilitate obtaining informed consent without an in-person meeting ...