Category Archives: Medical

New information for excipients in package leaflets

Posted on 13 October 2017 by

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

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

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

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

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AEMPS, CEIm and REec: 3 terms in Spanish Royal Decree 1090/2015

Posted on 11 April 2017 by

The unofficial English translation of the Royal Decree on the AEMPS website: thoughts on 3 terms and a tmx version of the alignment Continue reading →

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Abbreviations: how confident are you?

Posted on 5 December 2016 by

Hyuna Ham asks whether common abbreviations in English source texts can be left untranslated. Continue reading →

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Upcoming webinars for medical translators

Posted on 20 October 2016 by

News of webinars on diabetes, triglycerides and cholesterol; ECGs for medical translators; and an introduction to human anatomy. Continue reading →

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Two webinar videos on EMA templates

Posted on 7 September 2016 by

News of two September webinars for medical translators. Continue reading →

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Brexit, Clinical Trials and Medical Translators

Posted on 27 June 2016 by

Changes in clinical trial regulations in post-Brexit UK. How will medical translators be affected? Continue reading →

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MedDRA: new version 19.0

Posted on 23 March 2016 by

News of the March 2016 update to the MedDRA terminology databases Continue reading →

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