Doreen Simons, a certified deaf interpreter, uses a video remote interpreting (VRI) service from her Farmington home. Melanie Stengel Credit: Melanie Stengel / C_HIT.org Deaf residents report frequent ...

When you’re in the hospital or at a physician’s office, the last thing you want is to have trouble understanding what the healthcare provider is doing. But for the millions of U.S. adults who have ...

Debbie Lesser is a catalyst, facilitating crucial conversations taking place in often highly sensitive situations. As a certified medical interpreter for one of the largest health systems in the ...

Mumbai doctors at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital treated the man who became deaf due to medication with cochlear implants to help him hear again ...

Hospitals, medical centers and doctors' offices top the list of U.S. entities deemed the "worst in failing to provide effective communications to deaf and hard of hearing individuals," Howard ...

Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, has settled two lawsuits involving deaf patients who were allegedly not adequately provided sign-language interpretation services, according to a Des Moines ...

A federal judge in Omaha ruled on Friday that Creighton University’s medical school must provide a deaf student with an interpreter and a transcription service in addition to other assistance it had ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Nicole Everitt isn’t just beginning medical school; she’s breaking barriers. This week, the mother of six marked a significant milestone at Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at ...

I entered my third-year medical rotations with the same mix of excitement and apprehension that comes with every "first day of school." I was eager to be challenged and anxious to meet patients from ...