Mrs D appealed the court’s dismissal of the informed consent claim. The appeals court noted that state law has held that “informed consent and medical negligence are distinct claims that apply in ...

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 ...

Consent in the medical field is vital to ensuring a patient’s comfort and safety. Some people, however, are sounding the alarm about what they believe to be a major blind spot: the lack of informed ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule, Institutional Review Board Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent for Minimal Risk Clinical Investigations, 1 which allows an ...

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 ...

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 ...

Informed consent represents a crucial component in modern medical practice, ensuring that patients are fully apprised of the benefits, risks, and alternatives associated with medical procedures. This ...

Jan. 29, 2007 — -- The promise of the Alzheimer's vaccine -- that it could slow, or even reverse, Alzheimer's disease -- was powerful enough to persuade 300 patients to volunteer for a study of ...

Obtaining the informed consent of a potential human subject for participation in any research (whether an experiment, survey, interview, or demonstration) is a federally mandated safeguard for ...

Informed consent is an agreement between the investigators and the research participants. A signed informed consent form notifies potential research participants of their obligations and rights, and ...

It can be a rewarding experience to participate in research studies that offer many potential personal, medical, and financial benefits. However, if you are new to or are not entirely familiar with ...