When a woman undergoes gynecological surgery, what happens when she’s under anesthesia? In teaching hospitals, it’s common practice for medical students to give patients a pelvic exam as part of their ...

The practice of medical students giving unconsented pelvic exams to women patients under anesthesia seems to be continuing, although recent new laws aim to change the situation. "When I was doing ...

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 unconscious patients. Colorado ...

In a letter sent to teaching hospitals and medical schools across the country, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that written consent must be obtained from patients before ...

Janine, a nurse in Arizona, checked into the hospital for stomach surgery in 2017. Before the procedure, she told her physician that she did not want medical students to be directly involved. But ...

A new Pennsylvania law will require doctors to get a patient's verbal and written consent before medical students can perform pelvic or rectal exams on someone who receives anesthesia.At a press ...

The Times article stated that doctors and med students have performed unauthorised exams while women who were under anaesthesia for various procedures — some of them gynaecological, others not. The ...

The Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before they undergo sensitive examinations — such as pelvis and prostate exams ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Several stories over the past few years have shown some patients have been victimized during medical exams. Here's how to protect ...