SAN DIEGO (CNS) -- Mayor Todd Gloria and Chief David Nisleit Friday announced changes to the San Diego Police Department's consent search procedures, which govern how officers can conduct a search of ...

The inclusion of children’s samples in biobanks brings forward specific ethical issues. Guidelines indicate that children should be involved in the consent procedure. It is, however, unclear how to ...

According to work published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, incorporating patient decision aids (PDAs) into clinical workflows can enhance patients' overall sense of empowerment after ...

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Shelby Jennett has a neuroscience major and a philosophy minor and she is the 2023-24 Honzel Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are her own. The ...

If you have a medical practice, it’s easy to think that once you’ve described a treatment route to a patient, they fully understand why it’s appropriate for their healthcare. It’s also easy to think ...

Potential research subjects must be accurately informed of what a project involves, and given the opportunity to decide of their own free will whether or not to participate. This process may be brief ...

In specific cases, such as single market exemptions, the Council of the European Union is the main decision-maker. The European Parliament is involved by either being consulted or giving its consent.