Long-term care residents whose primary language was a language other than English and French were less likely to visit the emergency department, be hospitalized or die when their family doctor spoke ...

A positive patient-doctor relationship is an ingredient to a healthy life, and new research has zeroed in on the impact common language in the relationship can have by decreasing cardiovascular ...

Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) American Sign Language users experience significant mental health–related disparities compared with non-DHH English speakers. Yet there is little empirical evidence ...

DEARBORN, Mich. – Officials said a resolution has been reached after a Dearborn doctor’s office was accused of dismissing a woman as a patient because she needed sign language to communicate. A woman ...

A new study shows that when clinicians hear a patient described with negatively biased language, they develop less empathy towards the patient and, in some cases, become less accurate in recalling the ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Columbia St. Mary's Hospital in Milwaukee was found to be in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) after failing to provide sign language interpretative services ...

When doctors and nurses pass patient information from one shift to another - an exchange known as a "handoff" - the specific words they use behind closed doors matter more than they might realize. A ...

When doctors and nurses pass patient information from one shift to another—an exchange known as a "handoff"—the specific words they use behind closed doors matter more than they might realize. A study ...

Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...