HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A Dalmatian is helping hospital patients heal, despite his own disability. You might be tempted to call out to Charlie the Dalmatian, but he may not respond. "He's 100 ...

A health trust has apologised to a deaf couple after hospital staff did not know what a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter was. Colleen Agnew's husband was taken to hospital recently after an ...

ALBANY -- Hearing that you have a terrible disease is hard enough. Now imagine getting the bad news in a language you don't speak. Capital Region hospitals overcome language barriers by using special ...

Vancouver’s PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to provide a ...

Children of Spanish-speaking families may be more likely to endure hospital errors due to language barriers, a new study shows. The study, published in Pediatrics, focuses on one pediatric hospital in ...

Health literacy, the ability to understand and participate in one’s healthcare, is important for all patients. However, some patients, such as those who do not speak English as a first language, have ...