Sexual assault is a traumatic event that affects people in different ways, both mentally and physically. So doctors and nurses know care immediately after an assault needs to be understanding, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SEATTLE — When Leah Griffin regained consciousness in her apartment on the morning of April 10, 2014, she knew she had been ...

In the setting of a forensic examination following rape, colposcopy allows practitioners to identify and photograph genital injury not readily visible to the unaided eye, thereby clarifying the ...

Most kids "don't have the words" to say they've been sexually assaulted, says a nurse who specializes in examining children who have been sexually abused. Kids are most at risk of being sexually ...

When a victim of sexual assault, child abuse or domestic violence arrives at an East Idaho hospital, one of the most ...

Laura Clary, MSN, RN, FNE-A/P, SANE-A, SANE-P, has dedicated her professional life to the field of forensic nursing specializing in adult and pediatric examinations. Becoming a registered nurse in ...

In assault cases, when it’s a victim’s word against the abuser’s, medical evidence can make or break a criminal case. For decades in San Diego County, victims of sexual assault and child abuse have ...

New York policy regarding forensic evaluations of the parties and their children in custody cases has evolved slowly since the 1960s when traditional adversary procedure was adapted in Kesseler v.

Legislation to guarantee teen victims of sexual assault the right to a forensic rape exam without parental consent failed in the Tennessee legislature last week, despite drawing strong bipartisan ...