As part of their training, medical students sometimes perform intimate physical examinations on surgical patients who are under anesthesia. Federal guidelines now prohibit this teaching practice ...
When surgeons remove an aggressive bone tumor from the pelvis, saving a patient's life can mean sacrificing a large portion ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SI-BONE, Inc. (SIBN), a Silicon Valley-based medical device company dedicated to providing surgical solutions for sacropelvic disorders, today ...
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 ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — 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 ...
Many women assume pelvic floor health issues are simply their fate—part of having vaginal deliveries, getting older, gaining ...