A researcher may not involve a human subject in research that is covered by the federal guidelines unless the legally effective informed consent of the subject or the subject's legally authorized ...

Informed consent is a critical component of ethical research involving human subjects. It ensures that participants are fully aware of the study's nature, risks, benefits, and their rights before ...

Among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., eight have laws allowing adolescents to independently consent to mental health treatment with no restrictions, 23 allow adolescents to in ...

I wrote in admiration and acknowledgement of her bravery, and in sympathy and empathy for what she had endured for years ...

The Declaration of Independence asserts that the government's power derives from the consent of the governed. The incoming president received less than 50% of the vote, approximately 77 million.

The predominant view is that a study using health data is observational research and should require individual consent unless it can be shown that gaining consent is impractical. But recent arguments ...

The previously unreported tale greatly challenges a narrative surrounding Nassar’s years of unchecked sexual abuse.

Whether the next pandemic is caused by H5N1 bird flu or something else, we must prepare now to use convalescent plasma to ...

Lawyers have warned divorced or separated parents who are planning to go on holiday with their children over the Christmas ...

The consent process gives patients the ability to decide what happens to their bodies and enables them to be active participants in their medical care. In short, no one should perform medical tests, ...

Ellena Privitera is a medical student at the Ohio State University College of Medicine who is currently on a leave of absence ...

Our criminal justice system is placing people increasingly at risk. Yet, only the police are under a federal consent decree.