Health information is easier to access than ever before, but finding information that is accurate, reliable and relevant remains a challenge. During Health Literacy Month, health care professionals ...

Experts say health literacy is important because it can help you make informed decisions and hold meaningful conversations ...

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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.” ...

A qualitative study in Vietnam finds that people with hypertension and low health literacy struggle to engage with ...

About 93% of U.S. adults access the internet, and 80% of those search for health information, despite low levels of proficiency in health literacy. In a new study, researchers have developed an ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health IQ, the nation’s fastest growing life insurance company, today released a report entitled, “Health Literacy in the 50 States.” The report uses Health ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health innovation, care access barriers and prevention. Over the years, I have talked to thousands of patients and ...

As healthcare increasingly moves from volume to value, it’s becoming imperative for providers to understand more than what patients present at their yearly checkups. Environmental factors, such as ...

Earlier this week, UnitedHealthGroup released a study reaffirming the importance of health literacy. The study “illustrate[s] the importance of increasing health literacy as a key component in driving ...

A large national survey of Korean adults shows that inadequate health literacy is linked to higher rates of tobacco use, ...