Adult literacy challenges deepen health inequities, limit opportunity and are linked to incarceration. Even so, efforts to ...

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 ...

Mr C, a 72-year-old patient with type 2 diabetes, is brought to the emergency department comatose with a blood sugar of 29 mg/dL. When seen in his primary care provider’s office the previous day, his ...

I have spent many years trying to provide insight and educate the public with a focus on health promotion/disease prevention. The issue of health literacy is an integral component to assist ...

Health literacy is a concept that addresses an individual’s ability to “find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.” ...

Experts say there is a very good way to protect your child’s future health: Teach them how to read. Reading outcomes and health outcomes for Ohioans go hand in hand, healthcare workers say, as Ohio ...

Taking care of our own health and that of our family is an ongoing part of everyday life, not just when we visit a doctor or hospital. Increasing our health literacy can help us protect our health, ...

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 ...

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.

Among other things, the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee is tasked with developing new dietary and nutrition guidelines and ...

The escalating costs of medical education have become a significant concern. Aspiring medical professionals must understand and mitigate these expenses with financial literacy to avoid long-term ...