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Free Resource: Practice your skills with an NPR podcast.

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Blog - Skills

Practice your Skills – NPR Podcast By Gloria M. Rivera Sometimes, finding material to practice our skills can be hiding in plain sight. Today, I bring you one of my favorite source of practice material: NPR! “The world is built for people with perfect hearing — but 83% of people don’t have it” https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-02-23/the-world-is-built-for-people-with-perfect-hearing-but-83-of-people-dont-have-it With … Read more

Diabetes Resources for Translators and Interpreters

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Diabetes Resources

Recursos confiables sobre diabetes By Gloria M. Rivera Hoy, 14 de noviembre, se celebra internacionalmente el Día Mundial de la Diabetes.  Este día fue creado por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y la Federación Internacional de la Diabetes (DIF) en respuesta al aumento de casos de diabetes a nivel mundial. En el año … Read more

Why do we need vaccines?

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vaccines are important

Why do we need vaccines? By Gloria M. Rivera August is National Immunization Awareness Month and given the times we live in, vaccines are quite “in”. That’s why I decided to write a bit about what vaccines are, how they work, and why they are useful.  COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a virus. … Read more

Famous Cats in Medical Translation

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International Cat Day

Famous Cats in Medical Translation By Gloria M. Rivera Today, August 8th, is International Cat Day. This day was created in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to celebrate one of our most beloved and ancient pets.To celebrate this day, I created a list of my favorite CATS in medical translation. CAT … Read more