A North Carolina mother and son can sue a public school system and a doctors' group on allegations they gave the boy a ...

Study results suggest that “telemedicine represents a unique opportunity to reduce time and travel burdens for patients with cancer considering clinical trials,” according to researchers.

‘It feels like my body has fallen off a cliff’: The patients still living with long Covid While much of the world has moved on from the pandemic, many continue to battle health problems Save ...

The governor’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget revises a law designed to limit unexpected bills that can put people at risk ...

At the center is a state law that took effect last fall to prohibit requiring patients to sign such consent-to-pay forms before they've received treatment and discussed the costs. Legal analysts ...

To meet the criteria for informed consent, the patient must receive and understand five things: The diagnosis The proposed treatment The risks and benefits of the treatment Alternative treatments and ...

Asking for a patient’s consent to disclose information shows respect and is ... Practices need to provide information to patients about how the practice processes patient data in the form of practice ...

A Republican state Senator shared the form from Inspira Health, which operates hospitals in Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties.

Two forms of documentation should be provided as evidence ... They must also demonstrate that they have the explicit consent of the competent patient to access their record or have been granted a ...

Analysis: A new report on maternity care in Ireland highlights concerns around informed decision-making, patient choice and consent A new survey on birth in Ireland highlights that there are ...

verbal consent or short-form consent.29 Healthcare professionals, as opposed to hired research staff, may be used to obtain informed consent from patients to avoid excessive costs. Is obtaining ...