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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…