“Shoulda, woulda, coulda.” That’s among the most disheartening thoughts you can have when it comes to the health of a loved one or your own health decisions. Yet, that’s often the reaction from ...

Credit: Getty Images Improving the quality of patients’ health care decisions is feasible with the right educational tools. Something about focusing on hitting a bouncy yellow tennis ball just right ...

Shared decision-making in healthcare, in which patients and providers share information and jointly make decisions based on the individual needs of the patient, requires a significant investment, ...

Atropos Health, a company translating real-world clinical data into real-world evidence (RWE) for decision making, is partnering with xCures, an AI-powered healthcare data retrieval company, to ...

Eric Boodman focuses on narrative features, exploring the startling ways that science and medicine affect people’s lives. You can reach Eric on Signal at eboodman.88. But to researchers who’ve spent ...

Illness perception (IP) is how individuals interpret a medical condition through their values, beliefs and experiences. In ...

Chandra is an emergency physician and global health policy specialist. Hoover is a former federal worker, sociobehavioral researcher, and global health technical specialist. We both lost our jobs as ...

In the healthcare landscape, data is the new currency. It empowers medical professionals, administrators and policymakers, providing them with a wealth of information, from patient records and ...

Guest Avery Kolers, PhD, discusses health care ethics. When faced with an illness do you want nuances or absolutes when deciding a course of treatment? Avery Kolers, PhD, discusses health care ethics.