Latest informed consent News

Significant insights from Adelaide hearings into AUKUS
UN experts urge release of Indigenous human rights defenders detained in Assam: India
Cancer evolution study reveals biology of glioma progression
AI can’t replace mental health therapists. But here’s where it might make a difference
Patient rights and transparency strengthened for private treatment in public hospitals from today
What drives women to have a ‘freebirth’ without a midwife or doctor? Here’s what the research says
UN experts to deliver technical advice to strengthen protection of Indigenous Peoples in isolation and initial contact following mission to Brazil
Private space tourism is taking off – but laws on outer space are from another era
What to know if you’ve been prescribed medicinal cannabis
Do your patients know the risks of unapproved medicinal cannabis products?
Silence is not consent to child marriage, UN committee condemns: Afghanistan
What is Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property: An explainer
Family First renews commitment to fight to close child gender clinics after fresh scandal involving ACON-backed facility
Should you get a second medical opinion? A surgeon explains why doing so can make you a more confident patient
‘Poverty porn’: the moral dilemma behind MrBeast’s billion‑dollar empire
Patient consent is a barrier to training junior doctors on the job – a rule change is needed
Shelton to push parliamentary inquiry into IVF ethics
France risks undermining Kanak Indigenous People’s self-determination in New Caledonia, UN committee warns
Hearing and Responding to the Stories of Survivors of Surgical Mesh: April 2026 update
Challenges persist in ensuring a safe environment for human rights defenders, warns UN expert: Mexico
Family First calls for de-registration of man identifying as a female doctor
UN experts urge transparency and respect for Indigenous Peoples’ rights in Ngorongoro: Tanzania
Consumer patient information materials for implantable devices
‘Cuddle therapy’ sounds like what we all need right now. But will it actually help?
HKUST Launches Healthy Longevity Study Recruiting Adults Aged 90 and Above
It’s a pleasure – Declan Humphries on ethics, philosophy and teaching tech
Operation ODIN strikes to protect migrant workers, penalising dodgy businesses, recovering hundreds of thousands in unlawful deductions and underpayments
UN experts raise alarm over targeting of Indigenous leaders and activists: Ecuador
Uncle Bob honoured as a trailblazer, bringing together scientists and Traditional Owners
UN Human Rights Committee publishes findings on Andorra, Canada, Chad, Moldova and Slovakia
Call for doctors to partner with Australia’s Indigenous people to demand climate action
Wondering if you really need that dental treatment? Here’s what to ask and how to get a second opinion
New report details First Nations progress across the Murray−Darling Basin
Peptides And Social Media
Formerly incarcerated Black men say they’re ‘doing OK’ while trying to cope with depression and PTSD
Over 5,000 families across the region sign up to a life-changing genetic screening study 
Why labour decision-making shouldn’t start in the delivery room
Fairer And Safer Healthcare For More Victorians
Submission To Committee On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights
UN experts alarmed by reports of historic illegal adoptions and alleged role of senior official in Guatemala
The outrage over the Enhanced Games ignores the risks many already accept in sport
AIMS Pioneers Honoured
Federal AMA releases updated Code of Ethics to guide doctors
AMA President’s update: Hospital funding deal, and more pressure for PHI reform
Allen must apologise to parents of children with gender distress for using fake suicide statistics
Aerial lidar mapping can reveal archaeological sites while overlooking Indigenous peoples and their knowledge
Electronic Informed Consent in Research on Rare Diseases
TGA issues infringement notices to 6 individuals for alleged importation and unlawful advertising of therapeutic goods