Medical jargon can feel – and read – like it’s its own made up language. So, it’s no surprise that nearly 9 out of 10 adults struggle with health literacy. According to the National Library of ...

Language barriers are a major obstacle to accessing mental health care for those in the US who have difficulty communicating in English. But despite increasing demand, mental health services in Asian ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . When a diversifying U.S. population meets a shrinking rheumatology workforce, the result is likely to be an ...

Language barriers contribute substantially to inequities in U.S. surgical care. Spanish-speaking patients are especially ...

While at the fall student organization fair her freshman year, SESP senior Jessica Sun came across an organization whose mission deeply resonated with her: Chinatown Health Initiative. CTHI’s work to ...

Systemic factors, not patient reluctance, drive disparities in telehealth access for non-English language preference patients. The TECCI framework aims to integrate language support into telehealth ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Low socioeconomic status and racial inequalities affect several barriers to eye care. One solution is ...

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, ...

The ACA will directly impact individuals and their interactions with the health care system in many ways. In the context of the commissioned paper (described in Chapter 2 and available in Appendix C), ...

Gabriela Ghisi receives funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). University of Toronto provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Toronto ...

Most founders start with a solution, but I started with a problem: Why do millions of people misunderstand their own doctor's advice?