Patients are often faced with difficult healthcare decisions, particularly when choosing treatment options for a medical condition. Historically, physicians made treatment decisions for patients.

Nancee Pronsati discusses a new patient-authored guide for managing ALK-directed treatment side effects in lung cancer and ...

It is important to empower patients to receive immunizations and address concerns amid changes to the CDC’s advisory ...

Delivering high-quality care starts with understanding what matters most to each patient. Clinicians can’t choose treatments that match patients’ priorities and values until they engage with them. The ...

Credit: Getty Images Respect for the autonomy of patients does not mean leaving them to navigate health care decisions on their own. Shared decision-making enables physicians to serve as guides to ...

Harold "Hal" Burstein, MD, PhD, emphasizes the crucial role of strong patient-physician partnerships in breast cancer treatment, empowering patients through shared decision-making. In an interview ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most patients want to have conversations about costs of care. Fewer than 15% of patients report having these ...

The panel also reverses a vote on MMRV from the prior day and postpones a vote on a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine.