11021Background: Ensuring that patients understand the information in an Informed Consent Form (ICF) is key to shared decision-making and ethical conduct of a trial. Data regarding patients’ views ...

Warning! Sweeping changes in public health are on the rise. The latest word, according to Stat, is that the Department of Health and Human Services directed the CDC to curtail vaccine advertising and ...

The CDC was ordered to shelve promotions it developed for a variety of vaccines after Health Secretary RFK Jr. said he wants message focused on "informed consent." ...

The United States Health and Human Services Department (HHS) published a landmark report on intersex health equity last week, calling for an end to medically unnecessary non-consensual surgeries ...

This piece explores how informed content strategies can empower the adoption and understanding of XR technologies across healthcare industries.

Metro Schools has received about 27,000 completed parent consent forms so far, representing about 40% of the student population. Of the parents who have returned the forms, 99% have given consent ...

Informed Consent in Studies Involving Incomplete Disclosure or Deception In general, deception is not acceptable if, in the judgment of the IRB, the participant may have declined to participate had ...

Obtaining informed consent is a basic ethical obligation and a legal requirement for researchers. This requirement is founded on the principle of respect for persons. Potential participants must be ...

Obtaining informed consent in the medical setting concerns whether enough information has been disclosed to the patient and whether they can comprehend the risks of a procedure. Yet, a significant ...

Trial sponsors have struggled to improve trial diversity. Homing in on informed consent may be the key to changing that—with the welcome side effect of empowering patients to participate in ...