The question worth asking is not whether Americans are overmedicated, writes Victor Petreca, a psychiatric mental health ...

Informed consent is a fundamental component of modern healthcare and represents a patient's right to understand and agree to a medical procedure, treatment or study. True informed consent empowers ...

Failure to obtain informed consent can result in significant consequences Exceptions to informed consent apply only in limited circumstances Elements of valid informed consent include patient capacity ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A little-known practice that allowed medical students to perform pelvic and other intimate exams on unconscious patients without their consent is now banned in Missouri after action ...

A new Pennsylvania law will require medical facilities to obtain written and verbal consent from patients before performing pelvic, prostate and rectal exams on them while they are unconscious. The ...

Mental health professionals at Kaiser are raising concerns about an artificial intelligence tool that records medical appointments, saying it should have more safeguards.

Labelling vulnerable patients in hospital as “socially admitted” may prevent treatment of medical issues, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical ...

Westchester Medical Center Health Network hospitals discharged patients with active suicidal ideation or other emergency psychiatric conditions without proper stabilization, a NY AG probe revealed.

Telemedicine offers a viable option for advance care planning, overcoming physical and logistical barriers for vulnerable cancer patients. No significant difference in advance care planning or ...