Author: Bijoy Daniel

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Hospitals must obtain informed consent from patients before allowing physicians to conduct sensitive and invasive examinations, such as pelvic and prostate, especially if the patients are under anesthesia, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Monday.  In new advice and in a letter sent to teaching hospitals, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and other…

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Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) on Monday endorsed Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks over fellow Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) in the closely watched Democratic Senate primary in Maryland. Frost adds to the growing divide among House Democrats, who are split in their support for Alsobrooks and for Trone ahead of the May primary. The Democratic…

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