16 Expressions Medical Interpreters Should Know

Similar to how it’s difficult to interpret humor into another language while keeping the original meaning of the joke, sometimes medical interpreters run into the issue of English healthcare expressions that are meaningless in a foreign language. While an English speaker may not have any trouble understanding the idiom,...

Return visits to the ER more likely for patients with limited English

Patients with limited English in the emergency room are slightly more likely to return within days, suggesting their care the first time was not as good as it could have been, researchers say. In a study in one New York hospital, about 4 percent...