COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two Ohio lawmakers have taken aim at doctors’ and medical students’ use of intimate exams on unconsenting patients. House Bill 89, introduced by state Reps. Brett Hillyer ...

Intimate examinations are one of patients' greater worries. In this week's BMJ, readers respond to a survey of medical students published earlier this year, which suggested that many examinations are ...

Performing intimate exams under anesthesia (EUA) is a standard part of medical training. Yet, some researchers and opponents argue that pelvic and prostate exams too often occur without explicit ...

On April 1, the Department of Health and Human Services released a letter to the nation’s teaching hospitals and medical schools to “reiterate and provide clarity” about the need for written, informed ...

Medical distrust is hard to heal. It may linger for generations, being passed down along with china sets and pocket watches. Its presence complicates good medical care since wary patients are less ...

I was having a Zoom breakfast with a former student who is now in medical school. I mentioned that I was writing about Connecticut legislation prohibiting nonconsensual pelvic examinations. She said ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... My teenager asked me the other day, ever so nonchalantly, “Mom, did you know that you can have a pelvic exam without knowing it while you are unconscious?” ...

Before patients undergo intimate physical exams, including ones performed under anesthesia, hospitals must obtain written informed consent — or risk federal funding. That’s according to new guidance ...