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Tag: Healthcare

  • How caring for a child with complex health needs can be both isolating and extraordinary

    Bernie Carter, Edge Hill University and Lucy Bray, Edge Hill University Very few people would describe being a parent as easy. Not only does it require a shift in perspective so that your child, or children come first, but it also draws on knowledge and skills you didn’t know you would need. Who would have…

    November 24, 2016

  • Health literacy can be a matter of life or death

    Keegan Shepard, Edge Hill University The basic ability to read is essential in looking after one’s health, especially when managing a chronic illness that requires various treatments and medications. It is estimated that patients with low health literacy cost anywhere from US $106 billion to $238 billion each year in the US alone, which equates…

    November 18, 2016

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