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 ...

Medical language can sometimes stump patients. And some common sayings are straight-up head-scratchers. Calling a patient’s neurological exam “grossly intact,” for example, might not sound so great, ...

Dr. Sabrina Meloni Is Redefining Medical Education through easy to digest and apply texbooks, practice kits and tutorials at ...

Researchers found there is often a disconnect between the medical language used by doctors and patient understanding. Published in JAMA Network Open, University of Minnesota Medical School researchers ...

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Why do women have an “incompetent cervix” and a “blighted ovum”, Justine van der Leun wondered in a recent Guardian ...

Medical reports written in technical terminology can pose challenges for patients. A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has investigated how artificial intelligence can make CT findings ...

Ananya Vinay, a 12 year old from Fresno, Calif., clinched the championship at the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night after correctly spelling the word “marocain,” meaning a dress fabric ...

Neither that guide, nor the larger medical community, has eliminated use of the word "vagina" in favor of the term "front hole." A LGBTQIA safe sex guide published by Healthline, a California health ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...