In clinical handoffs, biased language can hinder empathy and negatively affect clinicians’ ability to recall patient health information, according to a study published Dec. 17 in JAMA. To examine the ...

A recent review found that there were several modifiable and nonmodifiable factors that can affect the treatment adherence of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Modifiable and nonmodifiable risk ...

During discussions with your patients about healthier eating, it can be helpful to explain how macronutrients can impact their weight loss goals. Patients can ultimately make better food choices and ...

Racism is woven into many portions of society, including medical health records. A new study published in January 2022 quantified the negative patient descriptors that disproportionately impact the ...

Theory-based smoking cessation interventions helped to motivate patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who smoke to quit, ultimately improving their quality of life and lung ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . We perform a beautiful cataract surgery with the expectation that the patient will heal normally and achieve ...

This is the first article in a Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Understanding And Addressing Pre-Hospital Diagnostic Delays.” As the authors write below, the series aims “to lay the foundation ...