Male patient tells the doctor about his health complaints. Over the years, I have talked to thousands of patients and community members who make it painfully clear that our health communication ...

Mr C, a 72-year-old patient with type 2 diabetes, is brought to the emergency department comatose with a blood sugar of 29 mg/dL. When seen in his primary care provider’s office the previous day, his ...

Health literacy is a concept that addresses an individual’s ability to “find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.” ...

There’s growing evidence that medicine risks losing talent from poor and working-class, Black and Latino communities.

Low health literacy is a problem for a substantial proportion of people with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to research published in The Journal of Head Trauma ...

Experts say there is a very good way to protect your child’s future health: Teach them how to read. Reading outcomes and health outcomes for Ohioans go hand in hand, healthcare workers say, as Ohio ...

Taking care of our own health and that of our family is an ongoing part of everyday life, not just when we visit a doctor or hospital. Increasing our health literacy can help us protect our health, ...

Oral health literacy (OHL) is increasingly recognised as a pivotal determinant of oral health outcomes across diverse populations worldwide. The concept encompasses not only the ability to read and ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The complexity of the U.S. health care system makes it ...

Medical professionals increasingly face complex financial challenges, ranging from the burden of extensive student loan debt to the multifaceted nature of personal investment and retirement planning.