Patients who have contracted COVID-19 after refusing to get vaccinated against the disease are sharing their regrets on social media, as well as being featured in vaccination campaigns created by ...

Researchers examined how physicians handle families that decline to vaccinate their infants in a recent study published in the December issue of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ journal Pediatrics.

Medical experts stress that obtaining patient consent is a legal and ethical duty. Patients have the right to refuse care, ...

Individual autonomy is a fundamental value in Western medical systems. Courts have upheld the right of patients to choose their own medical treatment, even when their decisions may lead to health ...

A measles investigation amid a large, ongoing outbreak at the Arizona-Utah border has hit a roadblock as the first probable case identified in the Salt Lake City area refuses to work with health ...