By Sarah-Claire Jordan Medical translation is becoming more and more of an important area in the translation industry. Besides technology and other sciences, medicine is one of the fields that includes a fair amount of cultural exchange. This means that developments that are made in one country can impact the whole field and need to […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan The situation in Syria, Iraq, and other Middle Eastern countries doesn’t seem to be getting better any time soon. This means the refugees who are lucky enough to find a way out of their war-torn homes are increasing increasing in number and still need places to wait out the war or eventually […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan First of all, what is biotechnology? This is a huge question right now, and it isn’t super simple to answer, but here goes: Biotechnology is essentially taking living things, whether they be organisms or systems, and using them to design and produce products. The main areas that biotech is being used in […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Humans have come a long way in terms of dealing with outbreaks of contagious diseases and viruses. We can now isolate and identify the causes of each outbreak, and from there experiment to see what works best as a treatment. New medicines are being developed every day to better tackle huge problems […]
By Sara-Claire Jordan Translating for big corporate clients can be satisfying monetarily, but there are some kinds of translation that end up filling a particularly human need that often gets overlooked. We all have the potential inside of us to create changes in the world, and many times the things we give end up helping […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan There’s nothing more daunting to a child then having to go to the hospital. An unfamiliar environment, lots of strangers, and the bright lights and medical equipment can cause anxiety in many small children. If you add to all of that the fact that they may not speak English very well or […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Medical interpretation, also known as healthcare interpretation, is an essential service that everyone in the U.S., should they need it, should be able to easily access. Healthcare interpreters relay information back and forth between the LEP (low English proficiency) party and the medical personnel. Unfortunately, not all healthcare facilities provide sufficient services, […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan These days, it’s very difficult to deny the inequality prevalent in our society. From employers discriminating against job applicants based on their names or photos to African Americans being more likely to be pulled over by police, social inequality has become so ingrained in the psyche of our society that many people […]
