When clinicians and patients experience a language barrier, errors in care and medication prescription can ensue, as demonstrated by a recent case published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The journal ...

Rapid technological and scientific advances have fueled a huge wave of innovation over the past decades. The speed of global innovation is known to be dependent on the exchange of knowledge and skills ...

Translation systems are "trained to understand medication dosages, medical codes and other clinical terminology so the AI ...

This article originally appeared in the Month Year issue of Vital Signs Over 22 percent of US households speak a language other than English. Because of this, the healthcare industry faces significant ...

The world is becoming increasingly diverse and interconnected. Technology has connected people of varying cultures and backgrounds, often from opposite ends of the globe. However, with more people ...

For decades, language barriers have hindered researchers' ability to assess child-caregiver relationships in refugee ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - For many in the Hispanic community, there is a language barrier which prevents some from receiving the proper resources or information from local organizations. According to the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new state law aims to make hospital care more accessible for millions of New Yorkers who don't speak English as their first language. Local supporters say language access can mean ...

A positive patient-doctor relationship is an ingredient to a healthy life, and new research has zeroed in on the impact common language in the relationship can have by decreasing cardiovascular ...

Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach. Photo by Nikki Davidson. Cannon Beach, Ore., a town of 1,500, swells each summer with an influx of 200,000 visitors drawn to Haystack Rock, a National ...