Lawmakers want to require informed patient consent for some medical procedures. A bill moving through the legislature would ...
When Sheri LeVan took her 4-year-old grandson to his annual well-child visit in June, it seemed like an appropriate time to get the standard vaccines Tennessee requires for pre-Kindergarten enrollment ...
A state Supreme Court decision handed down Thursday in favor of a local doctor ended a three-year legal dispute over when patients can bring informed consent claims against physicians. Lawyers for the ...
Shelby Jennett has a neuroscience major and a philosophy minor and she is the 2023-24 Honzel Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are her own. The ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance for the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, ending months of confusion about the vaccine. The new guidance advises people 65 and older to ...
Newport Beach, California – Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization, has filed a new first amendment lawsuit in federal court—together with co-plaintiffs ...
A cornerstone of the dental practice, as with most healthcare professions, is the requirement to obtain informed consent before commencing treatment and procedures. The ADA Code of Ethics provides ...