When cases of COVID-19 began rising in Boston last spring, Pooja Chandrashekar, then a first year student at Harvard Medical School, worried that easy-to-understand information about the pandemic ...

Medical terminology can feel like a foreign language, but breaking it into prefixes, roots, and suffixes makes it far more approachable. By learning these building blocks and practicing their ...

The words some doctors use are often misunderstood by patients and their families, leaving them feeling confused and vulnerable, according to researchers. In a study published Wednesday in the journal ...

But if a provider still is not sure how much medical jargon patients understand, Dr Miller recommends “subtle ways to explain without necessarily appearing to do so.” For example, the provider can ...

Medical terminology can feel overwhelming, but with the right strategies, you can turn it into a manageable and even enjoyable challenge. By mastering root words, using active recall, and leveraging ...

Common medical phrases often confused individuals in ways that could affect health outcomes, a cross-sectional study found. Among 215 adults surveyed outside the medical setting, most knew "negative" ...

Source: Getty Images Some patients do not understand common phrases oncologists use, such as “your tumor is progressing” or “your nodes are positive.” Medical terms that oncologists and other ...

There's a lot of room for dangerous misunderstanding when doctors and public health officials talk to diverse groups about COVID-19. Health... When cases of COVID-19 began rising in Boston last spring ...

Doctor consults with patient. A team of researchers affiliated with the University of Central Florida in Orlando listened to audio recordings of patient encounters and found that less than half of all ...