PHOENIX — Medical interpreters work side by the side with the doctors and nurses trying to save people from the pandemic. But, the work as a medical interpreter goes beyond assisting patients to ...

WORCESTER — Seasonal flu cases have kept Silvia Uatari-Glaser shuttling constantly between the three campuses of UMass Memorial Medical Center, going wherever there are Portuguese-speaking patients ...

Among many factors that determine an individual’s access to healthcare, the language of medicine stresses a fundamental distinction between communication and transaction. To access healthcare is to ...

Imagine the fright in coming down with symptoms of coronavirus: fever, cough, tiredness and trouble breathing. Then imagine trying to navigate the health care system with limited English skills, ...

For patients with limited English proficiency (LEP), errors in medical interpretation are common--especially when the interpreter is a family member or other untrained person, reports a new study. For ...

When things get stressful for employees of Martti, a nationwide medical-interpretation service with headquarters on Schrock Road in the Northland area, founder Andrew Panos will herd them into the ...

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Jeenie, an on-demand digital medical-interpreting platform, announced a $9.3 million Series A funding round led by Transformation Capital. This new infusion of cash is expected to help the company ...

After more than 1,500 workers voted to unionize, Rady Children’s Hospital challenged the results, delaying certification while the labor board reviews objections.