Most physicians work hard to diagnose patients’ conditions and develop effective treatment plans. However, when any part of ...

LMH Health, 325 Maine St., is pictured in May 2021. During my residency in Denver, my pager buzzed with a message from the emergency department. I frowned with worry when I saw Mrs. K’s name listed ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The complexity of the U.S. health care system makes it ...

The American Library Association (ALA) announces 12 libraries selected for the Digital Pathways: Online Health Literacy Programming for Adults initiative, a pilot program that supports libraries' ...

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 ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Mercy Health is sponsoring a Fall Into Health Literacy event from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Kent Branch Library at 3101 Collingwood Blvd. The community event aims to educate ...

The Hampton & Peninsula Health Districts' partnership with Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail offers a novel program boosting health literacy for inmates.

Bladder health among older adults is an emerging priority within geriatric medicine and public health, yet it is frequently overshadowed by persistent ...

Partnership between Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail, Hampton & Peninsula Health Districts providing health literacy class to ...

Include Family Members. As Jones, Treiber, and Jones state, “it takes a village” to assist a patient who has low health literacy. 13 Not only do the various members of the healthcare team serve in ...