There is a widespread sexual dysfunction called hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), which means that the person experiencing it has lower concentrations of hormones, such as testosterone (when climacteric arrives), or neurotransmitters, such as serotonin (as in people with depression), resulting on a drop of...
Medical translations can also be applied to physiotherapists practice or guidelines as regards musculoskeletal disorders. Although it is not as spread as in other medical disciplines, physiotherapy translators interventions have had a positive impact on professionals’ attitudes and skills, as well as on clinical practice...
The aim of medical translation is to make communication between people who speak different languages easier. This is applicable to healthcare organizations, doctors and medical stall or patients and their families. In this sense, healthcare translation has a crucial part in granting service and quality...
The moment a patient learns he/she has an illness, and even more in case of laser surgery, trust in the healthcare team becomes essential and affects the relationship between patient and caretakers. Even in a world of specialist language, the trend is to create a...
There is a need of translating new medical information from CROs research to bedside. This means that in this step medical translators take the findings of basic research and translate them into clinical investigations. However, there is another important translation step that according to recent studies,...
After analysing several studies carried out in different countries on patient satisfaction rate when medical interpreters were provided or needed, we are glad to share our conclusions or interpretation. We say our interpretation, because the studies are not homogeneous, they analyse different interpreting services, classifications are not...
It is traditionally said that doctors have bad handwriting. The fact is that most patients have difficulty understanding their doctors' handwritten documents. Why is this? And most importantly, how can translators translate these documents? [caption id="attachment_13510" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A doctor’s handwritten document[/caption] The myth of doctors having...