NEW DELHI: Holding that a patient has an inviolable right with regard to his or her body, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has said.

Patients then either underwent the standard informed consent procedure or standard informed consent with additional comic-style information. Using a range of questionnaires, ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services issued new guidance on Monday clarifying that hospitals must obtain written consent for sensitive exams, such as pelvic, breast or prostate exams ...

The VA requires its doctors to use iMedConsent computer programs for all treatments requiring informed consent. The programs, developed by Dialog Medical in Atlanta, are used by more than 190 ...

The House of Commons defines the Queen’s consent as a formal process that “is required before a Bill completes passage through parliament” but only if it affects the royal household.

The hospital, however, said the procedure of insertion of CVL in the patient’s neck was a routine procedure like giving injection and consent was not required as it was not a surgical/invasive ...

A doctor has been suspended for a year over claims that he performed a procedure on a patient without receiving proper consent. Dr Gomes De Sanches Damas is said to have performed “keyhole ...

An 8-year-old boy has had nasal surgery performed on him despite his parents' refusal to give consent to the procedure. It wasn't until the parents saw "some ooze" coming from their son's nose ...

Laub said the deputy should have used the state’s implied consent procedure. Under implied consent, a driver can refuse to take a test, but will automatically have their driver’s license ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services issued new guidance on Monday clarifying that hospitals must obtain written consent for sensitive exams, such as pelvic, breast or prostate exams ...