NEWS EIGHT’S TOM LEHMAN EXPLAINS HOW THIS MEASURE PROTECTS PATIENTS UNDER A NEW LAW JUST SIGNED BY GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO. MEDICAL STUDENTS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WOULD BE BARRED FROM ...

FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - This year, the American Cancer Society estimates doctors will diagnose more than 14,000 new cases of invasive cervical cancer. More than 4,000 women will lose their lives.

The invasive duck-billed metal device has been the bane of routine checkups for 180 years. It’s time to reinvent the pelvic exam. The present-day pelvic exam, born through the graceless adequacy of a ...

Michigan currently has no state law preventing medical students from performing pelvic exams on anesthetized patients without their consent. Surveys indicate that nonconsensual exams are common for ...

Hospitals must obtain informed consent from patients before allowing physicians to conduct sensitive and invasive examinations, such as pelvic and prostate, particularly if the patients are under ...