Lack of interpreter left deaf man fearing he ‘had HIV and could die’

A deaf man wrongly believed he had HIV for two days due to the lack of an interpreter while receiving test results at a ...

'Lack of interpreters meant I believed I had HIV for two days'

Richard says it took two days for a qualified interpreter to arrive and explain he had been given the all-clear. "If an ...

From Milan to Cortina, a glance at the 2026 Winter Olympics venues

FILE - Olympic rings are seen near a slope of the Stelvio Ski Center, venue for the alpine ski and ski mountaineering disciplines at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Thursday, ...
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How ‘Dracula’ author Bram Stoker’s long-lost work is helping innovative test to protect newborns’ hearing

When pharmacist Brian Cleary woke up one morning and realised he could not hear through his left ear, the world became a different place. “I had perfect hearing and woke up one morning and my left ...

A Common Drug Might Help Reverse Genetic Hearing Loss, Scientists Say

A newly discovered CPD gene mutation causes hearing loss, and scientists found that Viagra and arginine may help reverse it.