Category: Medical Translation
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The CAT Tool – Medical Translator’s best friend
CAT tools – the best invention since the dictionary Computer-Assisted Translation software, widely referred to as CAT Tool, is a computer program that is used to facilitate the translation process. It is an indispensable aid to improve the quality – or quantity – of a translator’s productivity, besides allowing to collaborate on group projects or…
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Language without the stigma
Terminology can affect patients Words that stigmatise affect patients, relatives and healthcare workers in their perception of a disease. It can influence the behaviour of an entire society towards an illness. The stigma endured by patients with substance related problems can prevent them from seeking help and add an unnecessary psychological burden. I am talking about…