Recursos confiables sobre diabetes By Gloria M. Rivera Todos los 1ro de diciembre se celebra el Día Mundial del Sida. Este día se dedica a crear conciencia sobre la pandemia del sida (síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida) que es causado por el VIH (virus de inmunodeficiencia humana). Como te habrás dado cuenta: Día Mundial del Sida: …
Stiff-Person Syndrome / Resources By Gloria M. Rivera This week, singer Celine Dion announced that she suffered from Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)[síndrome de la persona rígida (SPR)]. SPS is a neurological disorder [trastorno neurológico] that presents neuromuscular symptoms [manifestaciones neuromusculares]. The most common symptoms are: stiff muscles [rigidez muscular] in trunk [tronco o torso], arms, and …
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 …
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 …
