EXHIBIT 23.1 HANSEN, BARNETT & MAXWELL A Professional Corporation CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND Registered with the Public Company BUSINESS CONSULTANTS Accounting Oversight Board 5 Triad Center, Suite 750 Salt Lake City, UT 84180-1128 an independent member of Phone: (801) 532-2200 BAKER TILLY Fax: (801) 532-7944 INTERNATIONAL www.hbmcpas.com CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Medical Discoveries, Inc. Registration Statement on Form SB-2, pertaining to 113,511,158 shares of common stock, of our report dated March 3, 2006, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Medical Discoveries, Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We also consent to the use of our name and the reference to us in the "Experts" section of the Registration Statement. HANSEN, BARNETT & MAXWELL Salt Lake City, Utah May 24, 2006