RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Imagine requiring medical attention and not being able to effectively communicate what’s wrong. That’s the reality for some deaf and hard-of-hearing patients. Personnel with the ...

FRAMINGHAM — When Dan Ringer’s first daughter, Delaney, was born deaf 16 years ago, he learned American Sign Language. It's a skill that he brings, along with his natural compassion, to assist deaf ...

For the nearly 30 million Americans with limited English proficiency (LEP), language barriers can have dangerous (and even deadly) consequences in healthcare settings — miscommunicated care ...

Pediatric primary care providers need more training and support in respectfully addressing weight issues with families while avoiding inadvertently stigmatizing terms, suggest findings from a ...

The language in a patient’s medical record can convey information not only about the patient’s condition but about the attitude of the clinician writing the report. The language in a patient’s medical ...