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- Jun 29, 2016
Prescriptions can be Hazardous to your Health
An anemic patient is unable to recover because he isn’t taking the prescribed amount of the supplement given to him by his doctor because...
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- Feb 29, 2016
How a Strong Global Translation Partner Can Help Reduce the Usual Suspects in Medical Device Failur
Reasons why medical devices fail are numerous. Design flaws, lack of good manufacturing practices, not involving doctors, inadequate...
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- Nov 23, 2015
Acknowledging all Family Caregivers
November is Family Caregiver Month, a time to acknowledge the many hardworking individuals who tirelessly support their parents,...
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- Oct 26, 2015
Culture’s impact on patient health – and what to do about it
There are a lot of challenges in the doctor-patient relationship. One that’s becoming increasingly noticeable as society gets more...
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- Sep 7, 2015
MEDICAL DEVICE TRANSLATION SERVICES
FROM WHY TO HOW There once was a time when medical device manufacturers asked themselves “why translate?” but the global markets and...
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- Aug 10, 2015
More than words: How translators and interpreters are saving lives
When I write about translators and interpreters on this blog, it’s usually regarding some abstract issue or debate among them or an...
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- Jul 27, 2015
A prescription for healthcare when you’re living or traveling abroad
Whether it’s for travel or a long-term stay, going abroad means you’ll have lots of things to plan. It’s easy to forget certain details....
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- Jul 13, 2015
Saving lives and filming surgeries: two digital communication healthcare success stories
Last December, I wrote a post here about how I hoped more medical professionals would start using social media and other digital...
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- Jun 1, 2015
Cultural differences and the doctor-patient relationship
When I first saw my new GP’s examining room, I gasped in grateful surprise. Unlike my previous doctor’s office, this one looked clean...
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- Mar 2, 2015
Examining patients’ and doctors’ pet peeves
A few years ago, I slapped a doctor. Three times. It wasn’t premeditated or motivated by something he said; he just kept jabbing a...
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- Feb 2, 2015
Medical Translators’ Biggest Challenges
A study made headlines recently when it revealed that press releases about medical discoveries and news are often exaggerated or...
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- Jan 5, 2015
Interior Decorators Can Save Lives
The other day, my mother-in-law told me about a friend’s daughter who’d left a nursing position at a local hospital to pursue her dream...
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- Dec 29, 2014
A New Year’s Resolution for Healthcare Providers: Social Media
In a recent article, marketing expert Matthew Bushery lists some New Year’s resolutions he’d like to see in his field. All his talk of...
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- Oct 27, 2014
Are women better patients than men?
There were a few things that surprised me about an article on New York Magazine’s The Cut, called 10 Men Explain Why They Became...
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- Aug 18, 2014
Too afraid to get treatment?
At first, a doctor might believe I’m just an average patient. But the minute a needle comes out, all bets are off. A boyfriend of mine...
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- Aug 4, 2014
The real reason you can’t send your doctor an email
It’s not that my doctor is a bad or neglectful one; this is de rigueur for many of us. Although there are people who have a close...
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- Jul 7, 2014
Healing Priorities
Do you read things even though you know they’ll make you angry? I do sometimes, and apparently I’m not alone; a word has recently been...
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- Jun 30, 2014
5 Ways the Internet Has Changed the Patient-Doctor Relationship
Recently, I read the title of an article called “When Doctors ‘Google’ Their Patients” and thought, “What a good idea!” I’m a big fan of...
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- May 26, 2014
Not All Spanish is the Same
While Spanish is the most translated language in the United States, these translations are often fraught with errors because translators...