A lot of health information seems like a secret code only doctors understand. Wouldn't it be great if we could all comprehend what they were telling us? To address the gap between what healthcare ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers a free health literacy toolkit to help primary care practices implement universal health literacy precautions. AHRQ commissioned the University of ...

Low health literacy is a growing concern in the U.S. as medical-treatment decisions become more complex, chronic diseases more prevalent and doctors' face time with patients more limited, today's ...

Reviewing precautions for blood and body fluids will help protect both healthcare workers and the public. In addition to serving as dean of the Evelyn L. Spiro School of Nursing at Wagner College ...