Understanding and Addressing Limited Health Literacy
Adult literacy advocate Toni Cordell recounts the story of feeling comforted when her doctor told her that her medical concern could be solved with an easy surgery. She agreed to…
Religious attendance linked to better mental health in older adults
Older adults who participate in religious services often report better mental health than those who do not, but the reasons for this benefit have not been fully understood. A new…
Consumers see multivitamins as beneficial for immune, metabolic, overall health
Two out of three users (66.25%) perceived taking MVM as being beneficial for normal immune functioning, a slightly lower number (63.25%) felt that supplementation gave them confidence in maintaining their…
The psychology of health | Communications Psychology
Digital spaces are increasingly integral, and complex spaces in health psychology. Online support groups offer mixed outcomes: while they can enhance social well-being and adjustment for people with chronic conditions,…
‘Dangerous and alarming’: Google removes some of its AI summaries after users’ health put at risk | Google
Google has removed some of its artificial intelligence health summaries after a Guardian investigation found people were being put at risk of harm by false and misleading information. The company…
The psychology behind making your New Year health and fitness resolutions stick
If you started January full of good intentions, the bad news is you have until the end of the week to make them stick.That’s because Friday January 9 is ‘Quitters’…