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Consumer Health Minute: Plain Language

Posted by on March 8th, 2023 0 comments Tags: , , , ,

During my time as a hospital librarian, we offered sessions to the hospital staff (including physicians) about health literacy that emphasized the need to speak in plain language to their patients and families. For many of us, it feels like the medical world speaks a language all its own. I often heard people complaining, “Why… Read More »

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