Physicians should initiate teach-back interactions with each patient they see, but if they don't, patients can bring it up first.

Tools to improve communication between doctors and patients receiving cancer care can help patients feel like they have more control over their treatment.

Interviews with members of 20 African American families with strong histories of type 2 diabetes suggest how to promote communication about the disease.

"There are many different ways of communication in biology but this is really a new kind of signaling between cells that we're trying to understand."

"Today, HIV is considered a chronic, treatable condition. However, this study found that many patients continue to view it as a death sentence."

New research tackles a tough conversation for older adults and their health providers: When does life expectancy make cancer screening unwise?

Teens who can articulate negative emotions with more nuance may have a lower risk of depression, research shows.

Interviews with terminally ill patients clarify the need to talk about where we want to spend our final days.

"We need to listen to other viewpoints and try to understand the other side. If we cannot talk and listen to one another, then there is no hope for change."

Two variables—including more frequent use of words related to sound—can predict whether an at-risk person will later develop psychosis with 93% accuracy.