Final-Year Medical Students Score Well in Surgical Informed Consent Simulation
A two-year University of Toledo study found that 73 final-year medical students entering surgical residencies averaged 81.5% in standardized-patient assessments ...
Tag: informed consent
How a Weekly Clinic at a Youth Shelter Learned to Win Trust and Keep Patients
Clinicians at a southern US youth shelter report that transparent consent, rapid rapport-building, flexible retention strategies, and a mothers' group ...
When Doctor and Scientist Collide: The Ethical Fault Lines of Pediatric Cell and Gene Therapy Trials
A McGill University review finds that the ethics of pediatric first-in-human cell and gene therapy trials rests on two foundational ...
Rethinking Informed Consent for AI Trials, an Autonomous Oxygen Device, and Canada’s Physician-Led Push for Safer Social Media
JMIR Publications released three News and Perspectives features this week examining how informed consent must be redesigned for AI clinical ...
Fear, Distrust and Distance: What 131 Studies Reveal About Why Cancer Patients Avoid Clinical Trials
A scoping review of 131 studies finds that fear, distrust, logistical burdens and poor information, rather than unwillingness, keep most ...
When Secret Affairs Complicate Living Kidney Donation: Inside Transplant Ethics Committees’ Hardest Calls
A new Transplant International analysis examines three Singapore cases in which concealed extramarital affairs raised difficult questions about informed consent, ...
Dark AI Patterns: How Generative AI Quietly Erodes Consumer Consent in Digital Marketing
A new theoretical framework identifies seven Dark AI Patterns through which generative AI quietly erodes informed consent in digital marketing, ...
Hormone Therapy Fails to Fully Restore Sex Lives After Preventive Ovary Removal
A mixed-methods study finds that women with BRCA1/2 mutations who undergo risk-reducing ovary removal report worse sexual function and greater ...
Trust Is Not the Problem: Rethinking Biobanking Across Africa
A new Perspective argues that mistrust of biobanking in Africa is a rational response to historical exploitation and weak governance, ...
Big Data in Children’s Healthcare Research Wins Conditional Support from Underrepresented Groups
A systematic review of 17 studies finds that children, young people, and underserved groups support big data use in paediatric ...
-
Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
-
University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
-
Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
-
Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
-
Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
Embark on a thrilling journey of discovery with Scienmag.com—your ultimate source for cutting-edge breakthroughs. Immerse yourself in a world where curiosity knows no limits and tomorrow’s possibilities become today’s reality!