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Medical translation: A driving force behind equitable access to healthcare - Volume 33, Issue

In this Medical Writing issue on Translation, we explore the transformative role of translation in advancing medical communications and improving access to healthcare. Translation is the intricate process of converting the written word from one…

Lay titles for clinical trials: A balancing act - Volume 27, Issue

With increasing transparency demands andthe new legal requirements for providingclinical trial information to lay readers, clinicaltrials need to be given titles that patients canunderstand and recognise. Trial titles informthe readers what the…

Lingua Franca and Beyond - Volume 24, Issue

Business models in the field of medical and regulatory writing – can you think of a more suitable topic for discussing: collaboration, team working, and sharing complementary skills across different native languages? In this issue of Medical…

CME in the Deutsches Ärzteblatt and the development of multiple choice questions for medical educational purposes - Volume 25, Issue

Continuing medical education (CME) in Germany, as in other countries, is an estab - lished instrument for the delivery of ongoing training in medicine. Since September 2004, Deutsches Ärzteblatt has published 155 CME papers, and, as of the 12th of…

The Webscout - Volume 21, Issue

Writing matters Writing matters – anything that matters in writing, or any writing that matters? I tend to interpret it the second way, but I asked Google what it thinks. It responded with some nice-to-read, worth-reading, and helpful sites. I…

Social Media: A tool that can benefit public health? - Volume 29, Issue

The global use of social media has changed access to health information, and the internet has become its primary source for the general public. However, judging health information on social networks remains difficult for nonmedical readers since…

In the Bookstores - Volume 27, Issue

In an ideal world, the deluge of information that comes our way from the tax office, insurance com pa nies, lawyers, computer software compa - nies, and suchlike would be written in plain English. Sadly, the reader is often left with the impression…

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…

The role of translators: Adaptation of mental health tests beyond clinical research - Volume 33, Issue

This article explores the role of translation and translators within the process of test adaptation. With similarities to the linguistic validation process in clinical research, test adaptation is a complex multistep and iterative process in which…

Translating medical devices: A rule-driven game - Volume 33, Issue

Translation for medical devices often presents a unique set of challenges arising from the products’ complex natures and associated regulatory requirements. Beyond medical expertise, linguists – from translators and editors to bilingual quality…

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