Debbie Lesser is a catalyst, facilitating crucial conversations taking place in often highly sensitive situations. As a certified medical interpreter for one of the largest health systems in the ...

A woman rushes to a hospital after taking her baby’s temperature. In English, she tells the nurse that her child has been crying nonstop and is burning up. She begs to see a doctor. The nurse turns to ...

You’re navigating a difficult medical discussion with your doctor. Maybe you’re talking about end-of-life care or the next ...

Mid adult counseling patient has a confused expression on her face while listening to a counselor. The counselor is gesturing while talking with the patient. Remote interpreter mobile app may overcome ...

Language barriers can lead to dangerous deficiencies in patient care, but financial constraints have kept the use of medical interpreters in physician offices relatively low. A proposed rule would ...

You could say that Georgina Hankerson's career was prescribed by her doctor. "I went to my appointment, and she said, 'You're bilingual. Have you ever thought about doing interpreting?' I said, 'Is ...

Even people who speak English fluently often find that conversations with healthcare professionals sound like Greek to them. So imagine if you speak only Greek or Spanish or Farsi and want to have, ...

A recent study, published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, has revealed that non-English speaking patients who are provided with a professional interpreter in the Emergency Department (ED) of a ...