Category Archives: Medical

Ambulance logistics and linguistics

Posted on 13 May 2022 by Emma Goldsmith

As a medical translator with a background in nursing, I was delighted when my son Leo chose to train as an emergency medical technician (EMT) and join the Madrid ambulance service. He’s shown me round various ambulances and we often … Continue reading →

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AntConc version 4: first impressions

Posted on 28 February 2022 by Emma Goldsmith

A new version of AntConc was released at the end of last year. I spotted the announcement on Twitter and was quick to download and start testing the tool, taking advantage of some downtime over the holidays. Read on for … Continue reading →

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Endometriosis: disease, disorder or condition?

Posted on 28 January 2021 by Emma Goldsmith

Last week a colleague asked the Twittersphere whether endometriosis is a disease, disorder or condition. Always keen to accept a challenge, I went off to investigate. Join me on my journey down the rabbit hole!

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Switching from science to translation?

Posted on 6 September 2019 by Emma Goldsmith

I often receive emails from aspiring translators who are switching from a career in the fields of science or healthcare and are seeking advice from someone with the same language combination who made a similar change, albeit several decades ago. … Continue reading →

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Three terms in clinical trial documentation

Posted on 4 March 2019 by Emma Goldsmith

Three terms unravelled and a shout-out to the Cosnautas clinical trials dictionary. Continue reading →

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A new resource for Spanish to English back translators?

Posted on 27 February 2018 by Emma Goldsmith

A look at the new Dictionary of Anglicisms of US Spanish and its application in informed consent forms Continue reading →

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New information for excipients in package leaflets

Posted on 13 October 2017 by Emma Goldsmith

New safety warnings in medicine package leaflets published in all EU languages, Icelandic and Norwegian. Continue reading →

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European Society of Cardiology annual congress

Posted on 12 September 2017 by Emma Goldsmith

A write-up of a visit to a non-translators’ conference, by Jane Marshall. Continue reading →

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Legalese in medical translation: a problem paragraph solved

Posted on 30 June 2017 by Emma Goldsmith

How to tackle a legal paragraph in a medical text? Ask a colleague! Continue reading →

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Using corpora to query cardiology terminology

Posted on 27 April 2017 by Emma Goldsmith

How a good corpus can help make translation decisions Continue reading →

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