The Federal Trade Commission has reached a landmark settlement with Express Scripts, one of the nation’s largest pharmacy ...
Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would require parental consent for minors to access mental health and substance ...
People who sign consent forms feel more trapped—not more empowered—than those who give consent verbally, according to new ...
Lawmakers want to require informed patient consent for some medical procedures. A bill moving through the legislature would ...
In his handwritten motion to the court, Dr. Blaine McGraw claims that Bell County does not have jurisdiction to hear the case ...
In a legal first, a jury in New York awarded $2 million to a patient who said that doctors had deviated from accepted medical standards.
The Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal ruled Jan. 28 that Ashwin Rajan Maharaj demonstrated incompetence and ...
Legal expert reveals the First Amendment paradox that leaves reporters vulnerable despite constitutional protections for publishing.
A recent Italian study shows most hospitalized older adults with dementia lack a legal guardian, leaving medical decisions outside formal consent frameworks.
Recent years have marked a turning point in dementia research and care, with the approval of new, high-cost disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer’s ...
Gabriela Ramírez is an investigative reporter who reported the story for the Spanish-language news outlet Conecta Arizona ...