pathoscribe

Written by Diya Desikan | Art by Srivalli Adarapu 

Pathoscribe is proud to announce its 100th article! Our mission has always been to provide easily accessible educational medical content that everyday people can understand. We’ve been posting articles on various health topics, especially overlooked diseases and disorders for over a year now. We have witnessed so much growth within our first 100 articles and our goal of spreading health awareness. We are excited to continue our journey in creating content to further our goal and expand our reach. 

At Pathoscribe, we define health awareness as understanding and learning about topics involving physical and mental health. These topics can range from diseases to nutritional habits to cognitive disorders. We preach the importance of being health-aware, but why? What does awareness bring us, and why should we care so much about it?

Realizing the consequences of a lack of health literacy can give us a better understanding of the importance of awareness. Low health literacy correlates with more hospitalizations, worse health status, higher mortality, and increased healthcare costs. Not being able to access and comprehend basic health information diminishes the ability to make educated health decisions especially treatment-related ones. Without a clear understanding of the issue, how can you be sure of the right response? Health awareness empowers people to take autonomy over their health. 

Low health literacy rates have been linked with minority demographics, including people of color and people with low socioeconomic status and educational backgrounds. Being educated in matters of health is directly linked to privilege and the ability to access this information. Knowing about your health and being able to act on it is a fundamental right that we should all have. It is important to remain educated, especially on less common conditions or those that are easily dismissed. Everyone should have access to this information, regardless of their background. That’s why we created Pathoscribe. 

Works Cited:

Coughlin, Steven S et al. “Health Literacy, Social Determinants of Health, and Disease Prevention and Control.” Journal of environment and health sciences vol. 6,1 (2020): 3061.