The case of Henrietta Lacks became a cause célèbre when it was revealed that the doctors treating her for cancer at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore more than 70 years ago harvested some of her cervical ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — What do you need to know about informed consent? What are questions you should ask when you are in a hospital to make sure you and your loved ones get the best care? On this ...

Today’s medical systems move faster, operate at greater scale, and handle a wider volume and variety of ailments than ever before. Doctors have access to vast repositories of medical information and ...

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 ...

A psychedelic renaissance is underway in psychiatric medicine, with a growing number of studies showing the potential of psychedelic-assisted therapy to treat several conditions, including depression, ...

For patients with glioblastoma, collecting information about their disease and treatment options is important before providing informed consent. Cognitive impairments, such as a lack of short-term ...

In the debate over transgender medicine for youths, two radically opposing views take up most of the airtime. People who support the currently dominant gender-affirming model of care for children see ...

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 ...

This workshop will cover the 5 W’s of obtaining truly informed consent. We will begin by looking at what should be covered through an examination of the correspondence between the HRP-503 Protocol ...

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 ...