Increasingly, medical procedures in the United States are being performed in ASCs. According to statistics released earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center ...

Informed consent is integral to providing high-quality health care, yet it is too often treated as an obstacle — just a box ...

Conducting a successful clinical trial depends on well-designed patient recruitment procedures and retaining the research participants until the completion of the study. The participants must receive ...

Informed consent is a vital part of healthcare, ensuring that patients understand their treatment options and can make ...

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 ...

On August 15, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized Informed Consent: Guidance for IRBs, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors (final guidance). This document finalizes, with new ...

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 ...

The CDC has released a new update regarding the COVID-19 vaccine by dropping their universal recommendation and requiring ...

While many people indicate “I have read and agree to the terms and conditions”, very few actually take the time to read through everything to truly understand the small print. One journalist estimates ...

A group of UAB researchers developed a web-based decision support tool in their recent publication, “Patient, Nurse, Medical Assistant, and Surgeon Perspectives Inform the Development of a Decision ...