Based on years of walking alongside my patients through uncertainty, risk, and irreversible choices, I believe I understand what shared decision-making actually requires. At stake, in my opinion, is ...

Shared decision making is a collaborative process that involves a person and their healthcare professional working together to reach a joint decision about care. It could be care the person needs ...

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 ...

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, ...

Shared decision making (SDM) is a method of care that is suitable for the care of patients with cancer. It involves a collaborative conversation seeking to respond sensibly to the problematic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rather than telling a patient they should get a vaccine, the CDC’s shared clinical decision-making ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published by The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. When federal health officials announced on ...

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 ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. G. Michael Felker, MD: Hi. I'm Michael Felker from Duke University, and I'm pleased to be joined today with my colleague, Stephanie Barnes, for this Care ...

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 parents and ...