Rhode Island doctors are working to make medical forms easier for patients through AI. "These forms can be very long and tedious," said Dr. Rohaid Ali, a neurosurgeon and researcher at Lifespans' ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It’s a procedure so routine, even the name is predicable: the annual exam. For women of any age, this yearly doctor visit entails two certainties: a breast exam and a pelvic exam.

40/29 was watching the state Medical Board Thursday when it quizzed Dr. Robert Karas about his patient consent practices. Karas is facing a lawsuit for dosing Washington County jail inmates with ...

CAROLINE COUNTY, Va. -- Karen Collins is working to change Virginia law after a hospital experience during which she said she felt violated. Five years ago, at the age of 37, Karen lost her ability to ...

A federal lawsuit alleges health care giant UPMC and several doctors failed to get proper patient consent for surgeries and participation in clinical trials and then filed false insurance claims for ...

In many cases, teenagers can have a doctor’s appointment without a parent or guardian present, although state laws vary. There are many reasons a teenager may want to see a doctor on their own, ...

In Florida, physicians, by law, must get a patient’s written consent to do a pelvic examiniation. Getty Images This law initially came out of efforts to prevent pelvic examination in women under ...

A York County doctor was quickly found not guilty on Thursday of all charges that he touched two female patients without their consent in 2018 and engaged in other sexual misconduct. Dr. Shubhra Ray, ...