Medically reviewed by Kate Colby, MPH Key Takeaways The CDC shifted some vaccine guidance to shared clinical decision-making, ...

In a major change in vaccine policy, the Trump administration recently dropped recommendations that all kids get six immunizations long considered routine. Instead, they're now in a category called ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pediatricians often spend at least 10 minutes of an already-short visit discussing vaccines. Heather Hazzan, SELF Magazine When ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael L. Millenson writes about healthcare as a skeptical optimist. Shared decision-making between doctors and patients may be ...

A shared decision-making aid can be beneficial during the treatment process for patients with lung cancer, according to a ...

During an episode of the first season of “Scrubs,” Dr. Perry Cox, played by John C. McGinley, boasted to a group of clinicians that every patient that had been in the ICU when he started his shift at ...

Shared decision-making in healthcare, in which patients and providers share information and jointly make decisions based on the individual needs of the patient, requires a significant investment, ...

A novel point-of-care decision aid for patients with severe aortic stenosis not only can improve their knowledge and empower them in making choices about their care, but also seems to clarify the ...

Credit: Getty Images Improving the quality of patients’ health care decisions is feasible with the right educational tools. Something about focusing on hitting a bouncy yellow tennis ball just right ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When federal health officials announced on Jan. 5, 2026, that they were taking six out of 17 vaccines off the childhood immunization schedule, they argued that the move would give ...