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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Systemic factors, not patient reluctance, drive disparities in telehealth access for non-English language preference patients. The TECCI framework aims to integrate language support into telehealth ...

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 ...