A growing body of evidence underscores that physicians who address health literacy can reduce medical errors, improve adherence, and strengthen patient trust. Updated definitions now emphasize both ...

Because health literacy can have different meanings for patients with different diseases, this review aimed to crystalize a definition in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and emphasize its ...

Structured predialysis education may help patients with chronic kidney disease stages 4 and 5 to choose peritoneal dialysis over haemodialysis, a Polish study finds.

The Philadelphia-based cancer center has enrolled patients who receive port insertions in MyCareCompass, a new program that organizes patient information and provides educational content to help ...

Healthcare workers need enough AI literacy to use the tools safely, question their limits and know when human judgment must ...

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 ...

eHealth literacy, or the ability to seek, find, understand, and appraise health information from electronic sources, has become increasingly relevant in the era of COVID-19, when so many aspects of ...

From mouth taping to the 12-3-30 workout, TikTok practically teems with health trends, some more questionable than others. But it’s also become a platform that regularly births health or patient ...