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Archived News
Physicians, care providers and other stakeholders in
quality health care delivery …. 30 Sep 2008
Two fellowship students create focus groups and
simplified patient care literature …. 25 Sep 2008
Advancing Health
Literacy: Meeting the Needs of Adult Learners
Doctors, Educators
and Writers discussed new, emerging topics in health
literacy ….16 Sep 2008
Journalists reported they were not familiar with
health literacy …. 24 Aug 2008
Tapes, Transcripts
Might Help Cancer Patients Recall Medical
Information
Patients find it hard to absorb what doctors tell
them during stressful …. 31 Jul 2008
Rx for
time-crunched physicians: communication skills can
foster
Efficiency possible
without sacrificing rapport with patients
….
15 Jul 2008
Report states that
illiteracy is threat to health
60% of Australians
did not reach international literacy benchmarks ….
25 Jun 2008
ER patients often
don't grasp discharge orders
Patients
unaware of
comprehension deficits 80 percent of the time …. 22
Jun 2008
Connecting for Health Literacy: Health Information
Partners
Community-based partnership addresses health
literacy inequalities
….10 Jun 2008
Experts debate value of assessing health literacy
Should physicians adjust the communication level for
each patient …. 02 Jun 2008
Few U.S. Adults
Proficient at Managing Health Care
People with poor health literacy skills may have
worse health care outcomes ....14 May 2008
Glaucoma Patients
With Poor Health Literacy ...
Lesser disease understanding and greater disease
progression .…12 May 2008
“Links
between illiteracy, sickness and
suffering are irrefutable”…
08 May 2008
Health Literacy Level Linked To
Longevity 15 Apr 2008
System Of Simplified,
Standardized Dosing Instructions for
Prescriptions.
14 Apr 2008
"Understanding Your Caregivers"
Promotes Health Literacy"
07 Apr 2008
"Understanding
Your Caregivers" Promotes Health Literacy"
Understanding Your Caregivers" Promotes
Health Literacy ….
07 Apr 2008
90 million Americans are burdened
with inadequate health literacy
03 Apr 2008
What do patients want, a worldwide
study 03
Apr 2008
Problems Digesting Dairy Products? 25
Mar 2008
Gap in Life Expectancy Widens for the Nation
from NYT
…. 23 Mar 2008
Study Finds Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Insurance
from NYT
…. 18 Feb 2008
Bill aims to improve health literacy
21 Jan 2008
Warning About Contaminated
Pre-Filled Syringes
29 Jan
2008
Bio-Identicals: Sorting Myths from
Facts
09 Jan
2008
FDA 101: Product Recalls - From
First Alert to Effectiveness Checks
31 Dec 2007
01 Dec 2007
10 Jul 2007
FDA issues directive about
Rotavirus, Live, Oral, Pentavalent
vaccine (RotaTeq)
14
Feb 2007
Parents, read this before your child
receives the RotaTeq vaccine
14 Feb 2007
Patients Should Take Steps to
Prevent Medical Errors, Experts Say
05 Feb 2007
Recent institute of Medicine report
31 Jan 2007
The Importance of Knowing What the
Doctor Is Talking About
30 Jan 2007
An Estimated Quarter of Uninsured
U.S. Residents Are Eligible but Not
Enrolled in Public Health Insurance
Programs
29 Jan 2007
Many Adults Need Help Understanding
Basic Medical Instructions, as Most
Are Written at Above-Average Level,
Study Says
07 Sep 2006
Full-text
available
online.
New test quickly assesses literacy
16 Jan 2006. |
