There was a medical consensus: The baby was in trouble.
As far as current medical consensus goes, the only absolute criterion for death is its irreversibility.
The question of criminal liability cannot be relegated to a matter of medical consensus.
There is a lack of medical consensus about whether moderate consumption of beer, wine, or distilled spirits has a stronger association with heart disease.
In the case of a hysterectomy not involving cancer, the medical consensus is that other treatments can often be tried before surgery.
The medical consensus is that there is a lack of evidence of, and knowledge about, the diet's effects.
Some health researchers are questioning whether body contouring is growing too fast, without a medical consensus on its risks and benefits.
Right now the general medical consensus falls on the "reduce the fever" side of the fence.
Research in the late 20th century has led to a growing medical consensus that diverse intersex bodies are normal, but relatively rare, forms of human biology.