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 ...

Imagine you're playing a high-stakes game of Telephone, where the message you convey could mean the difference between life and death. Scary, right? Now, welcome to the world of undertrained ...

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 ...

Cornelia E. Brown, Ph.D., is executive director of the Multicultural Association of Medical/ Legal Interpreters (MAMI) in Syracuse. MAMI is a not-for-profit providing translation services in medical ...

Immigrants with cancer often have professional and/or family interpreters to overcome challenges communicating with their health team. This study explored the rate and consequences of nonequivalent ...