Search results
Health Literacy Checkup: PAs Should Revamp Their Toolkit
Medscape· 2 days agoDaytheon Sturges, PhD, PA-C, vice chair for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the...
CEOs weigh in on how to improve patient trust in health systems
Becker’s Hospital Review· 1 day agoOne such factor that can dissuade a patient's trust in their healthcare provider is the level of understanding that a patient has regarding their health information. It is estimated that 90 ...
Why do so few Americans trust the health care system? The 90 million with low ‘health literacy’...
AOL· 5 days agoHealth literacy isn’t the same thing as reading literacy; 90 million Americans are considered to have low health literacy< ...
Medical professionals advocate for "mental health literacy"
KITV Honolulu· 2 days agoSome medical professionals say an uptick in substance use is creating more mental health issues....
Research reveals major health care, communication challenges for migrant domestic workers in Hong...
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoThe Department of English and Communication at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has...
6 Trailblazing Female Founders In Women’s Healthcare
Forbes· 1 day agoNearly half of all young American women have had negative experiences in healthcare settings. The World Economic Forum reports that the average American...
NEDHSA to host "Empower Your Wellness" health literacy event on June 7; open to public
PRWeb· 4 days ago"We must continue to be innovative in conceptualizing issues and solving problems on behalf of, and with vulnerable people and communities in our region," Dr. Sizer said. "We also cannot forget ...
A negative frame might swing positive vaccine uptake
Cosmos· 3 days agoVaccine-reluctant people might be swayed by a different approach to health communication, a new study suggests. Demographics, health literacy or...
Significant gaps between science of obesity and the care patients receive
NewMediaWire via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoStatement Highlights: More than 40% of adults in the United States live with obesity, and the...
Suffering in silence with high-functioning depression | The Excerpt
USA Today· 5 days agoOn a special episode (first released on May 16) of The Excerpt podcast: Many people have some...