Category Archives: Medical

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

Posted on 11 April 2017 by Emma Goldsmith

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 Emma Goldsmith

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 Emma Goldsmith

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 Emma Goldsmith

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 Emma Goldsmith

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 Emma Goldsmith

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

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An introduction to MedDRA for medical translators

Posted on 15 March 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

Medical translators need to be conversant with MedDRA. Are you? Continue reading →

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How to align any EU legislation in any two EU languages

Posted on 15 January 2016 by Emma Goldsmith

A description of two methods to align the new Clinical Trials Regulation (or any other EU legislation) Continue reading →

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