As a primary care physician, a significant part of my job is helping patients better understand and deal with the public health issues that affect our society—whether it’s the dangers of smoking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is informed birth consent? Here's why it's vital. (Getty Images) Consent in the medical field is vital to ensuring a ...

Iowa GOP lawmakers sent Gov. Kim Reynolds a bill that eliminates a minor child's ability to consent to the HPV vaccine ...

Determining how best to educate young people about sexual consent, and identifying which groups in society might be excluded from exercising it, are at the centre of Australia's first major ...

Informed consent represents one of the most important ethical aspects of clinical treatments and scientific research involving humans. This article will discuss the key elements of informed consent ...

Most parents want their children to grow up with a good understanding of healthy boundaries in relationships. But waiting till the pre-teen "sex talk" to start teaching young people about consent is ...

I have a question regarding the safe and ethical care of patients. In my institution it is routine for the nurse to witness the anesthesia consent form prior to surgery. We have the patient read the ...

Can prior IVF consent be treated as a blanket approval even when a person cannot give real-time consent? A recent case raises ...