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 […]
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¿Curita o Bandita? By Gloria M. Rivera As a Spanish translator and interpreter in the US I work with different variants of Spanish. That is why I enjoy collecting words from different countries. You never know when they may come in handy some day. This time, I decided to talk about a word that is
I ❤️ newspapers By Gloria M. Rivera I love newspapers. Opening them in the morning, the crinkly sound of paper, the smell of ink and coffee brings back memories from my childhood in Peru. I loved how by reading them I could learn about events that happened on the other side of the world, stay up-to-date
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Cute Anatomy in English By Gloria M. Rivera “Spanish interpreters use so many fancy words,” a provider told me when I interpreted “collar bone” as “clavícula” (clavicle). “Oh, it is because most medical terminology comes from Greek and Latin, just like Spanish does,” I replied with a big smile on my face. Spanish speakers are
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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.
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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
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