Patients with deafness reported improvements in some aspects of communication with their doctors when an interpreter of sign language joined the in-person visit live via video. Researchers conducted a ...

During a typical shift at Newark’s University Hospital, Diely Martinez often slips into a patient’s room upon request to translate questions or convey concerns to a doctor. Sometimes, that involves ...

Kim Silva (right) recounts the story of how she "thought she was going to die" from complications during a hospital visit during which a sign language interpreter was not available. John (left), her ...

OF NEBRASKA POPULATION IS DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING. WELL, MANY PEOPLE IN THAT COMMUNITY FEEL LIKE THEY’VE BEEN FORGOTTEN WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MADDIE AUGUSTINE HAS THE ...