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Medical translation: the ‘surgery’ of words
Translation in the medical field is very delicate, so precision and preparation are required. The translator is a bit of a surgeon of words, more than ever in this field where they must know the terminology, the subject, the conceptual differences between languages and much more.
Why vaccines need expert medical translation?
Whether your travel plans are for immigration purposes or simply to take a vacation, medical translation of your vaccination records is an important consideration.
How to choose the right medical translation agency
Other translation services may be just as difficult, but no translation service is more important than medical translation services. Okomeds explains how you can choose the right translation agency.
Medical abbreviations are essential to a translator’s life
Medical abbreviations are extremely common in healthcare documents. Some, such as DNA, are universally recognised and even more widely used than their full forms. Others, such as CI (“confidence interval”), are less familiar outside specialist environments.
Because English dominates scientific communication, many medical abbreviations are now used internationally. This creates an important challenge for translators. Should they translate the abbreviation into the target language, or should they keep the English version commonly used by medical professionals?
When does a veterinary need a professional translation?
Veterinary science is an extremely important and specific field within the translation industry and non-specialised translators will find it hard to provide accurate, high quality services. This is because of the different specific environments in which the members of this industry operate. Furthermore, the terminology used in this field means there is a need for accuracy and quality when providing translation services.
Changes in medical translation in the UK due to Brexit
Brexit comes at a time of major change in clinical trial legislation in the European Union. The EU Clinical Trials Directive 2001/20/EC is to be replaced by Regulation (EU) No. 536/2014.
5 new health developments you should know about
Are you keeping up with the news? At Okomeds we know how important is to be aware of what is happening around us. For that reason, we have chosen 5 newhealth developments that you should know about.
Three facts to be aware of when you need a medical translator
You might be managing clinical research and need to translate a questionnaire about drug outcomes into other languages. This is just one example of the many situations in which people need professional, high-quality translations. In this article we give you three facts about medicine and medical translators.