MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Alfredo David lay in bed, looking deflated under an Avengers blanket, as a doctor, two nurses, and medical interpreter Veronica Maldonado entered his hospital room. He wrapped ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. In a world where communication is key, language should never be a barrier to accessing quality healthcare. Unfortunately, for many non ...

Federal regulations bar bilingual staff from interpreting unless they become certified, yet many clinics rely on these employees anyway. So researchers tested whether a 1-week long training in medical ...

A Central New York agency needs potential interpreters in Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi and Vietnamese for its upcoming medical training class. The Multicultural Association of Medical ...

Having professional translators in emergency rooms for non-English-speaking patients may help limit potential miscommunications, according to a U.S. study. The study, conducted at two pediatric ERs ...

Even people who speak English fluently often find that conversations with healthcare professionals sound like Greek to them. So imagine if you speak only Greek or Spanish or Farsi and want to have, ...

Roxana Del Barco is the Medical Interpretation Coordinator at University of Maryland Medical Center and the Maryland State Chapter Chair of the International Medical Interpreters Association. She has ...