Patient Education

The volume of Google searches related to food allergy grew between 2012 and 2022, with specific search topics varying by country, according to a letter published in Clinical and Translational Allergy.

ChatGPT correctly answered more than two-thirds of submitted questions about thyroid nodules, though its responses may be at a grade level too high for patient education, according to study findings published in Thyroid.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Ophthalmologists should engage patients in an informed consent process that offers education, communication and documentation to mitigate the risk of endophthalmitis claims, according to a speaker here.

Older adults who were given personalized information about benefits and harms of colorectal cancer screening were more likely to receive screening orders that aligned with benefit, reducing overall use of screening, researchers reported.

Patients undergoing treatment for active breast cancer reported experiencing significant financial burden from cancer care, according to survey results.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Virtual coaching improved symptoms among patients who identified as Black with very poorly controlled asthma, according to a poster at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Utilizing technology and patient education are strategies that can maintain a drug allergy de-label, Allison C. Ramsey, MD, FACAAI, said at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Physicians can use Instagram to connect with patients and provide accurate and valuable information, according to a poster presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

College graduates may have lower CV risk in middle and older age compared with individuals who did not complete college or high school earlier in life, researchers reported.

There was a disconnect between allergists and patients in their perceptions of shared decision-making, according to a survey published in World Allergy Organization Journal.