The researchers found that a lower proportion of patients with non-English language preference had a glucose monitor prescription (7.4%) compared to those who preferred English (12.7%). HealthDay News ...

Over 30% of youth and adolescents have overweight or obesity, and health care providers are increasingly discussing weight-based health with these patients. Stigmatizing language in provider-patient ...

Language choices in autism discourse encompass more than semantics; they reflect and shape autistic identity, self-advocacy and social inclusion. Central to this field is the contrast between ...

Patients who had limited proficiency with English or preferred the use of another language had increased hospitalization and death rates if they delayed time to their first dose of the vaccine.

Patients with language barriers who are receiving home health care are at an increased risk for hospital readmission, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies ...

Faculty from the University of Minnesota and HealthPartners Institute recently published an analysis in JAMA Network Open on the first large-scale study in the U.S. to demonstrate that a patient's ...

Racial/ethnic minorities are disproportionately at risk for adverse health and financial consequences due to lower health insurance literacy compared with white enrollees. Objectives: To measure ...

Among adult patients with type 2 diabetes, CGM prescriptions less likely for those with non-English language preference. (HealthDay News) — For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), disparities in ...

For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), disparities in continuous glucose monitor (CGM) prescriptions are seen by language preference, with less access to CGM prescriptions for adult patients with ...