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 ...
Assessing health literacy levels soon after hospital admission and adjusting discharge instructions accordingly helped reduce readmission rates for pediatric patients after heart surgery and improve ...
Michael Platt has been named Senior Vice President, General Manager of the Haymarket Medical Education Group (HMEG). He ...
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 ...
A cross-national survey of 31,000 adults in 30 countries finds that digital health literacy is highest in low- and middle-income countries and lowest in high-income countries, challenging assumptions ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Robert Pearl covers the people, tech and business of healthcare. “It’s pretty embarrassing,” he said. “If you go across 150 ...
Health plans and health care organizations need comprehensive strategies to address low/limited health literacy as a foundational contributor to health inequities. Low or limited health literacy is a ...
Low health literacy is all too common in a large portion of the nation’s population. UAB health care teams and medical trainees are working to fix that. While researching health literacy in the ...
Source: Ilan Kelman Mental health literacy can overcome the reticence to talk about mental health and well-being. The Mental Health Literacy Collaborative, founded in 2023, has promoted and ...
HONOLULU (Island News) -- Some medical professionals say an uptick in substance use is creating more mental health issues. But it's not always easy to get someone to talk to on the 988 crisis hotline.
AFRICAN COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR. AFRICAN IMMIGRANT FAMILY SERVICES AND 21 LOCAL AFRICAN ASSOCIATIONS ARE PARTNERING IN AN EFFORT TO BREAK MEDICAL BARRIERS THAT AFRICAN REFUGEES AND ...
Drs. Bhavana and Amit Vora are sharing the transformative power of education with their pledge to new Roane State health ...