COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two Ohio lawmakers have taken aim at doctors’ and medical students’ use of intimate exams on unconsenting patients. House Bill 89, introduced by state Reps. Brett Hillyer ...

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House Wednesday endorsed legislation prohibiting health care providers from performing certain exams on patients who are under anesthesia. On a 157-0 vote, the House ...

A nurse in California was arrested after being accused of sexually abusing an unconscious patient, officials said. And police believe there may be more victims. A woman who was admitted into Kaiser ...

Nurses at Pennsylvania’s biggest hospital system are mounting grievances against their corporate owners concerning workplace safety and violence. Nurses at UPMC Altoona are demanding that the hospital ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new batch of states is looking to legislate the level of informed consent required for medical students to perform pelvic exams on unconscious patients for educational purposes.

A Lake Elsinore man employed as a nurse at multiple hospitals in Riverside County was arrested Tuesday in connection with the alleged sexual assault of an unconscious patient, according to authorities ...

UPDATE: Gov. Josh Shapiro says he plans to sign the bill into law. A ban on pelvic, prostate and similar exams on unconscious patients who haven’t given permission needs only the signature of Gov.

A male nurse has been arrested and freed on bail in connection with the sexual assault of an unconscious female patient at a hospital in California — and police fear the suspect may have targeted ...