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 ...

For patients facing low health literacy and significant social determinants of health challenges, navigating the healthcare system can be difficult even under the best circumstances. But according to ...

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 ...

Researchers are using virtual reality to reduce pre-procedure patient anxiety. Read more about the study presented today at EAU 2026.

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, ...

Large language models to evaluate racial discrepancies in performance status assignment. Adaptively learning visual model of surgical resection images via coarse-to-fine–grained strategy for ...

Several evidence-based health literacy resources may be beneficial in health plan settings to improve organizational health literacy, personal health literacy, and health equity. Objectives: Numerous ...

Multiply that by millions of patient interactions every year in a country where nearly 69 percent of health expenditure is ...

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: ...

A Commonwealth Fund–supported study examined whether mobile apps are appealing and accessible to low-income, low-health literacy patients suffering from chronic conditions. The observational study ...

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 ...