Testing patients for levels of health literacy holds potential for improving physician-patient communication, according to a study published in Surgery. The study authors administered a two-minute ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors often assume they're explaining things in a way patients understand. When patients are confused, doctors don't always realize it. A new study shows patients might ...

A considerable number of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) and limited health literacy, especially older individuals, experienced impaired health-related quality of life. A considerable number of ...

Ostro, a patient engagement platform for the life sciences industry, and the Havas Health Network announced that their ...

Credit: Thinkstock. Tools are provided to assist clinicians in providing their patients with clear and effective communication. As health care providers, we want to do everything we can to help our ...

Patients expecting antibiotics for common symptoms risk contributing to antibiotic overuse, making education on the dangers of misuse and resistance critical for both clinicians and the public. Study: ...

Research presented at the APNA 2025 warns that unchecked reliance on AI-generated health information can lead to misdiagnosis ...

General literacy is widely understood as an important skill that must be prioritized to ensure that people can live healthy and successful lives. In our medical field we also have patient literacy, ...

Patients turn ChatGPT alternative to access timely health information amid long waits and high costs, improving health literacy and decision-making.

A health care chatbot can be a patient's first point of contact for some sensitive conversations from mental health to ...

Applications open December 9 for innovative solutions to improve patient safety in three key areas: medication safety, fall prevention, and health literacy.

Credit: Getty Images To ensure patients have useful information they can benefit from, it is important to avoid patient education overload. Here clinicians are provided with tools to ensure clear and ...