Even people who speak English fluently often find that conversations with healthcare professionals sound like Greek to them. So imagine if you speak only Greek or Spanish or Farsi and want to have, ...

Going to the doctor can be an uncomfortable and intimidating experience. But imagine if you couldn't communicate with your doctor or nurse to describe your symptoms or explain your medical history. As ...

When someone arrives at the hospital who doesn't speak English very well, it's common for workers at the hospital who are fluent in that language —doctors, nurses, even administrative staff — to step ...

Remote medical interpreting (RMI) may be hindering healthcare communication rather than helping it, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. As the healthcare sector leaned heavily on ...

Roxana Del Barco is the Medical Interpretation Coordinator at University of Maryland Medical Center and the Maryland State Chapter Chair of the International Medical Interpreters Association. She has ...

Bing Hong Liu (C) talks to to Dr. Alan Chun (R) through an interpreter at the International Community Health Services medical clinic in their assisted living facility, the Legacy House, on March 20 in ...

The heart of Sergio Choy’s job as a medical interpreter is to capture the spirit of the message between patient and medical provider. “You hear things like, ‘I’m feeling a little blue today,’ in ...

WORCESTER — Seasonal flu cases have kept Silvia Uatari-Glaser shuttling constantly between the three campuses of UMass Memorial Medical Center, going wherever there are Portuguese-speaking patients ...

Remote medical interpreting (RMI) may be hindering healthcare communication rather than helping it, according to a new study. Remote medical interpreting (RMI) may be hindering healthcare ...