USP proposed prescription labels in plain language, larger type and the patient's preferred language. The 'once' problem shows why a bad translation is worse than none.
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Lawmakers want every chain pharmacy in New York State to translate prescription labels, extending a 2009 city law after research found most pharmacists rarely translate at all.
New Joint Commission standards force hospitals to provide interpreting, turning a chronically under-supplied role into one of the fastest growing jobs in American healthcare.
How Joint Commission accreditation standards turned medical interpreting from a hospital courtesy into a reimbursement-linked patient-safety requirement.
From Rihanna backwards French tattoo to a prison handbook promising an execution yard, the annual Jelly Donut Awards collect the five worst translation errors of the year.
Armenia is building a medical tourism sector on European standards and low prices, but growth depends on data, accredited clinics and reliable medical translation.
From the docks to the life sciences sector, Liverpool has needed translators for two centuries: what legal, medical and creative language work actually involves.
Emergency patients given a professional interpreter were four times as likely to report satisfaction, and the Annals of Emergency Medicine study points to safety gains too.