Overcoming Drug Shortages in Canada
According to recent surveys, 30% of Canadians have to deal with major drug shortages - especially for chemo-therapeutics, antibiotics, anti-epileptics and anesthetics. These shortages are becoming increasingly common throughout the country. As a result, there has been a notable decline in the health and medical condition of Canadian patients, an increase in ...
Medical Interpreter Training Certificate Program at Language Connections
Medical Interpreter Training Certificate Program We are pleased to announce that we will be offering a new medical interpreter training certificate program in Boston developed by Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Foundation and administered by Language Connections! The program teaches the fundamentals of medical interpreting in a 60-hour training course developed to ...
Language Barriers: Understanding Your Fellow Olympian
With the 205 countries that participated in the Olympics and 174 countries in the Paralympics, one starts to wonder how language barriers are dealt with during the festivities ...
The Purge of the Turkish Language
During his presidency, the first President of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, wanting to westernize the Turkey of the Ottoman Empire, carried out a series of reforms on the political, economic and cultural spheres. His main goal was to modernize every aspect of Turkish society, including the language, and discard any ...
Stories of Funny Literal Translations
"Fish on the Carbon??" | Funny Literal Translations I recently saw a sign in a Greek seaside taverna in the Eastern part of Crete that read: “We Serve Fish on the Carbon." Being a Greek speaker this made perfect sense to me, until a nearby British tourist asked, “But what ...
LC Provides Japanese Interpreting Services for Nihon Unisys
We recently completed an assignment with Nihon Unisys Ltd. for which we were asked to provide Japanese interpreting services to accompany the CEO and President of the company, Mr. Shigeru Kurokawa, during his visit from Japan. Nihon Unisys is a prominent Japanese-based company which is on the cutting edge of the ...
LC Offers New Course in Medical Interpreting Training Program
Foundations in Medical Interpreting Training Program We are pleased to announce that we will be offering a new medical interpreting training program in Boston for medical interpreters developed in conjunction with Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Foundation! The program teaches the fundamentals of medical interpreting in a 60-hour training course developed to enable participants ...
LC Offers Telephonic Interpreting Services in Over 200 Languages!
We recently signed an agreement allowing us to officially offer telephonic interpreting services in over 200 languages! As communication is key for the success of international business relationships, this service is necessary more than ever before. The first time that a client chooses this option, they are provided with a ...
What’s In a Name?
What's In a Name - A Short Case Study on Product Localization for Success in Global Markets There is no question that businesses have become increasingly global; in order to succeed, you must have a foreign and a domestic market. Many brand-name American consumer products have established themselves all over ...
A Critical Year for FDA Reforms
This year has been one of the most critical years for FDA reforms, from the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) and the FDA's approval of more lower-cost generics, to expedited approval pathways for new drugs and biosimilars. The outcome of these reforms will mostly likely determine which path the FDA will take in shaping the future regulatory environment to ...