On Jan. 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dramatically reduced the number of recommended childhood vaccinations from 17 to 11, citing practices in other wealthy nations, ...

Experts worry that health officials' use of 'shared decision-making' in new vaccine guidance distorts the concept's meaning ...

What exactly is shared decision making and why is it important to know? As a starting point to understanding the new vaccine ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new approach to six shots that were formerly given routinely will introduce new hurdles for getting ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 79% of allergists said they frequently used shared decision-making. 25% of patients said their provider used ...

Shared clinical decision-making assumes access that many families lack, risking lower vaccination rates, wider inequities, and harm to children and public health.

A large-scale survey conducted by Lung Cancer Europe (LuCE) has identified critical communication barriers that affect information access, understanding, and shared decision-making among lung cancer ...

When federal health officials announced on Jan. 5 that they were taking six out of 17 vaccines off the childhood immunization schedule, they argued that the move would give parents and caregivers more ...

The CDC's shared decision-making approach for vaccinations is misunderstood, leading to public confusion and potential undermining of vaccine confidence. Surveys show many Americans incorrectly ...

For people who grew up in the United States, navigating health care can be complicated and intimidating, according to Sawsan Salah, a doctoral candidate in biobehavioral health at Penn State. Those ...