Dr. MedLaw explains the importance of discussing risks, benefits, and alternatives in a manner the patient fully understands ...

When the government pulls a public health ad campaign, it usually raises more questions than it answers. And when that ...

Many accounts of informed consent in medical ethics claim that it is valuable because it supports individual autonomy. Unfortunately there are many distinct conceptions of individual autonomy, and ...

I argue that informed consent is under existential threat in the age of AI. It is not enough to enhance efficiency or accuracy; we must embed transparency, temporal awareness and systemic ...

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 episode of MorningLine ...

Decision-making is a prominent theme in this edition of the Journal of Medical Ethics . Our feature article examines the relationship between trust and informed consent. Informed consent is, of course ...