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 ...

Before you anesthetize your patient and begin the scheduled treatment, check that a signed informed consent is in the document center of the patient's computer chart or if a hard copy is in the paper ...

Biju Krishnan explains why cultural sensitivity is essential to fulfil legal and ethical obligations in dental consent.

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, ...

SAN DIEGO, CA — Is informed consent necessary to randomize patients with ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI) into clinical trials? That was the question two experts grappled with this week at the Society ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) now enables researchers to analyze vast amounts of clinical data within seconds, unlocking possibilities for faster discoveries, personalized interventions and more ...

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 ...

I’m a senior physician with both clinical and clinical research experience. Before this year, I had undergone bilateral total hip replacements and a right total shoulder replacement. (As a younger man ...