After a construction worker refused a rectal exam, he brought assault charges against the hospital. Informed consent becomes muddled during an emergency to check for spinal injury. Mr. B, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If prostate cancer is discovered early, the chances of recovery are often good. Axel Heimken/dpa Almost half of men falsely ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Sept. 6 (UPI) --Among the least favorite of all medical exams, the digital rectal exam for prostate cancer may be on the way out because other tests are more accurate in detecting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year alone, the American Cancer Society estimates that 29,430 men will die from prostate cancer, which trails only lung ...

The prostate gland, though small, plays a crucial role in men’s health. Located below the bladder, this walnut-sized organ often goes unnoticed until problems arise. Medical experts emphasize that ...

Under what circumstances can a patient in an emergency room be forced to submit to a procedure that doctors deem to be medically necessary? That question--and the notion of informed consent--is at the ...

A study by the Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital has taken a closer look at the effectiveness of common examination methods for the early detection of ...

(HealthDay News) — Following US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations against routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening, there has been a decrease in utilization of digital ...

The digital rectal exam is an important screening test that can discover prostate cancer that a prostate-specific antigen or PSA test may not, despite the higher sensitivity of the PSA test, according ...

Digital rectal examination (DRE) is neither helpful nor useful as a solitary prostate cancer screening tool in middle-aged men, say investigators reporting the PROBASE study. The study compared ...

Introduction: Constipation has been one of the most common diseases referred to the pediatric gastroenterology clinic, reaching up to 30% of all clinic referrals. Digital rectal examination is the ...

Whatever happened to "Is your refrigerator running"? A prank phone caller who convinced a woman to give herself a rectal exam was arrested and charged with second-degree aggravated harassment. The ...