The CDC's shared decision-making approach for vaccinations is misunderstood, leading to public confusion and potential undermining of vaccine confidence. Surveys show many Americans incorrectly ...

Sarah Herrington is a biology major and she is a 2024-25 health care ethics intern at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are her own. Ethical decision making is a ...

Empathy, education, and shared decision-making are crucial for enhancing respiratory care communication. Culturally sensitive, individualized communication and patient expertise are vital for ...

The recent overhaul of the U.S. pediatric vaccine schedule under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touched off a firestorm of criticism — most of it for demoting six vaccines ...

A new study has revealed that cultural background can influence how mental health care staff approach shared decision-making with patients. Experts from the University of Nottingham's Faculty of ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) alters how virtually every industry operates, almost nowhere are the risks and rewards as ...

Prostate cancer screening is one of the most common decisions men face in primary care, yet many patients make that choice without fully understanding the potential benefits and harms. A new editorial ...