Do you have a scientific translation to do and want some tips on how to get it done perfectly? You have probably already seen some tips to help with medical translations, but here we want to focus on scientific translation, as it has its own...
If you work in the medical translation field, pay attention to these practical tips which will ease your daily work. They will also make a more effective translation job, so give an opportunity to the following advices. - Feed up your medical knowledge If you studied a...
Florida, 1980. One of the most controversial and talked-about misunderstandings in history related to medical translation services took place with important consequences. A poisoned patient, a no-qualified medical interpreter, and a Spanish-English gap star this story with an unhappy end. What happened there will be...
For some years now research has pointed clearly to the strong link between effective doctor-patient communication and patient well-being. Good communication skills impact positively on many areas of patient care: from how well the patient understands their medical condition to how they feel about it...
Medical translation is not as easy as you may think. Translators have to pay attention to details, specially to false friends, which might be misleading. For a better explanation of this idea, Okomeds will give you some clear examples of medical translation from Spanish into...
Making medical knowledge more widespread is crucial in order for patients to be up to date regarding new developments in inoculation, new treatments for some diseases, etc. The best tool for this are medical brochures. They provide basic data and advice regarding certain diseases, as well...
If you have to publish a paper in an international journal or translate a leaflet or other medical materials, you will need translation services. However, you may wonder you can do it yourself or whether you should work with a translation agency. Today, we at Okomeds...
Today we would like to take a look at the translatable medical documents with which we usually work in Okomeds. Over the next few days we will describe and explain each of them. To begin with, a picture is worth a thousand words. Here is...
Medicine is one of the oldest branches of human knowledge. Most of its terms have Latin and Greek roots, and are still used in combination with more modern words. These characteristics mean that medical texts have a strongly objective nature and complete emotional neutrality. Bearing...
The translation of Life Sciences is really important not only for the contents. A small mistake in a medical – health material can lead to important consequences. Getting an outstanding translation begins when contracting the agency you shall work with. By following these steps, you will...