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The use of machine translation and AI in medical translation: pros and cons - Volume 33, Issue

In this article, I provide a retrospective look at the emergence of translation technologies and summarise the pros and cons of the use of neural machine translation and generative AI tools in medical translation. I will examine both the advantages…

Gained in Translation - Volume 24, Issue

We often write articles to satisfy two states of mind: pleasure and curiosity. In my case, this means the curiosity to delve into some of the intricacies of translation on the one hand, and, on the other, the desire to work together with colleagues…

Gained in Translation - Volume 28, Issue

I think going from actual medical writing to translation or vice versa is not a one-way street but an avenue. On a personal level, I think that translating goes hand in hand with being bilingual, or trilingual as I am now with Spanish, English, and…

Overview of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) impact on medical writing for clinical trials - Volume 32, Issue

The European General Data Protection Regulation 2016/ 679 (GDPR) aims to ensure the security and privacy of individuals in the European Union (EU). Companies located within and outside of the EU must comply with GDPR when processing personal data…

Quality assurance in medical translation - Volume 33, Issue

Quality assurance (QA) is an important part of the translation process; its ultimate aim is to ensure that a high-quality translation is produced. Traditionally, QA was very much a task undertaken by humans, but recent years have seen the advent of…

Translation: A transcultural activity - Volume 29, Issue

Effective communication is the goal of any professional medical and communication writer. Transferring the correct messages from one language to another is a task that is increasingly covered by software, but translation machines cannot confer the…

How the EU Medical Device Regulation is affecting the medical device landscape. An interview with Suzanne Halliday, the Regulatory Head of BSI, Medical Devices Notified Body - Volume 31, Issue

Suzanne Halliday, D.Phil., is the Vice President for Regulatory within the Notified Body BSI with extensive experience in compliance to the Medical Devices Directive (MDD), ISO 13485, risk management, clinical evaluations and investigations, meeting…

Gained in Translation - Volume 21, Issue

Science at the multilingual crossroads With Medical Writing's third issue, this seems to be a good time to recall why this journal features a section on multilingual aspects – and why this section is called what it's called. Medical writing,…

Gained in Translation - Volume 25, Issue

Welcome to the Translation Section editorial! The Italian word Itangliano means Italian that is very much influenced by the English language and most of all it refers to the great presence of English words that are not adapted into Italian.…

The ethics of medical translation - Volume 33, Issue

Much has been written about the ethics of medical interpreting, but not so much about purely written translation. What moral principles apply (or should apply) when I translate a document for a client? Do I need to invent these principles myself, or…

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