Decoding Medical Gobbledygook

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FUTURE PERFECT

By Helen Osborne

People across the world are working hard to communicate health information more clearly. Strategies run the gamut from “lowtech” techniques such as writing in plain language and using pictures to “high-tech” options including audio and video teaching tools, interactive websites, and technology-based selfcare devices.

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