Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. Anyone who has had an MRI, a surgical procedure or even a ...

Shelby Jennett has a neuroscience major and a philosophy minor and she is the 2023-24 Honzel Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are her own. The ...

On August 15, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized Informed Consent: Guidance for IRBs, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors (final guidance). This document finalizes, with new ...

I sat terrified and alone atop a gurney, awaiting the scheduled time for my cystectomy, holding a clipboard with forms to complete as the nurse rushed off to do something else. There was a box to ...

Informed consent is vital for any clinical trial. However, the length and complexity of consent information can lead to patients misconstruing key points and failing to understand the implications of ...

The case of Henrietta Lacks became a cause célèbre when it was revealed that the doctors treating her for cancer at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore more than 70 years ago harvested some of her cervical ...

Today’s medical systems move faster, operate at greater scale, and handle a wider volume and variety of ailments than ever before. Doctors have access to vast repositories of medical information and ...

Informed consent is a cornerstone of ethical practices, whether in healthcare, research, or, increasingly, in the digital realm. As organizations continue to collect, process, and store vast amounts ...

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