(CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services issued new guidance on Monday clarifying that hospitals must obtain written consent for sensitive exams, such as pelvic, breast or prostate exams ...

Hospitals must obtain informed consent from patients before allowing physicians to conduct sensitive and invasive examinations, such as pelvic and prostate, particularly if the patients are under ...

COLUMBUS, OhioCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HHS responded to reports of trainees examining patients under anesthesia without their consent. The guidance ...

Here are four findings from the updates: 1. Given the increasing concern over the lack of informed patient consent before training and education-related examinations outside of the medically required ...

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Alexandra Fountaine, a medical student at Ohio University, poses for a picture in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on May 11. Fountaine testified before a committee earlier this month ...