There are several sleep disorders and many people all over the world suffering from them. But, sleeping also hides many curiosities. Have you ever thought about that? Need of sleep Experts recommend sleeping 8 hours per day. All over the world, 20% of population sleeps less than...
Doctor Gregory House's famous TV show plays a curious anecdote in one of its episodes. For being more precise, in that one named Fidelity (season 1, episode 7), it is shown that speaking foreign languages is always a plus. Note that Doctor House character is...
The Ancient Roman and Greek cultures are much more present nowadays than you may think. In the medical and healthcare sector, the linguistic and etymologic fields have taken many words from said languages. Here is a small list including a few suffixes and prefixes -...
Certifications are essential for any medical translator. They are not critical, but help a lot. Universities, associations, seminars, lectures...
A medical website is an essential business card for any healthcare company, but it is also something that you must take care of. A frequent update, a good promotion and an organised improvement are some keys. Apply the following basic tips in your medical website...
Are you a nurse? Are you looking for a job abroad? If so, you will probably require a sworn translation of certain documents. Start looking for your professional future! Working in private medical centres, starting an internship, entering a labour exchange, becoming a member of...
Have you ever wondered about the vaccination universe? Thousands and thousands of inoculations are carried out daily all over the world. Kids, tourists, health staff, elderly people… everyone can be subject to an inoculation for different purposes. And the variety of vaccinations is highly increasing...
You can work as a medical transcriptionist, a job consisting in transcribing all the information contained in handwritten documents. This linguistics job has different uses; for example, have you ever thought about transcribing a doctor's handwriting? And what about transcribing the notes taken in a...
The most experienced medical translators have - for sure - faced lots of words with double senses. It is, together with false friends, one of the hardest handicaps for medical translators; because a change of the whole text can be totally mislead. Here is a...
Have you finished your translation and interpreting degree? And what about a medical translation specialisation course or master? If so, now probably the job searching is your new way. You might be a bit confused about how to surf on this world; but do not...