Human clinical trials are the final stage of research for any new medical treatment. Medical breakthroughs rely on willing participation from people who agree to be part of the studies. Joining a ...

Obtaining the informed consent of a potential human subject for participation in any research (whether an experiment, survey, interview, or demonstration) is a federally mandated safeguard for ...

Informed consent provides the individual with the pertinent information regarding the research in which s/he is being asked to participate, and the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding ...

Influenza-related GBS is 17x higher than the risks of GBS from vaccines. Informed Consent Requirements Should Not Be a Scare Tactic STAT writes, “Kennedy wants future vaccine communications to focus ...

The principle of respect for persons demands that participants enter the research voluntarily and with adequate information. When deceptive methodologies are used, participants are given incomplete or ...

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 ...

In her Health Affairs Blog post last fall, Sharon Brownlee lamented how frequently patients agree to treatments that they know little about. In the United States and elsewhere, clinicians have a clear ...

"If only the doctor had warned me of this terrible complication, I never would have agreed to his treatment." When a patient has a poor outcome, that statement is typically the basis for a malpractice ...

In their article, Smith and Mackie argue that vaccine mandates do not impair the voluntariness of informed consent, even when ...

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 ...