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This Medscape article, “The Last Signs of Life: What to Expect in the Final Hours”, is not easy to read. It deals frankly with the final stages of dying and may be distressing for sensitive readers. However, for caregivers and healthcare professionals, it offers important insights. Understanding what may happen in those final hours can help us provide comfort and support. Read with care, and only when you're ready: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dv2fb-7B

In this short video 👉 https://share.descript.com/view/UM5P1OlXXnE, Joachim Lépin, author of AI Resilient, compares AI in translation to self-driving cars—and the need for human judgment in the “last mile.” A timely reminder that while AI can support translation, it can’t replace expertise, accountability, and nuance. 💡 Need a precise, reliable medical translator? Let’s talk. 📩 marialuisa@btechtranslations.com 🌐 www.btechtranslations.com 🔗 linkedin.com/in/italianmedicaltranslations

A powerful reminder from Mayo Clinic Proceedings — and from our ongoing journey in the Art of Diversity course on Linguistic Validation — about the deep emotional weight of language when patients are most vulnerable. 🟣 From Attunement to Never Words, this is essential reading for anyone working at the intersection of Care and Communication.

Suspended for six months… but still a proud #donor! In Asti, we’re helping Sardinia fight #thalassemia — join us and donate if you can!

How are new technologies really impacting our rates? Have your say and help shape ethical, forward-looking industry standards. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dfa_gMxW

RFK Jr. has replaced the U.S. vaccine advisory panel with sceptics, and NIH researchers are sounding the alarm. Here’s why it matters to all of us, especially those working with health and research communication.

📢 EMA has released a draft guideline on including pregnant and breastfeeding individuals in clinical trials, and it’s now open for public consultation. A long-awaited step toward more inclusive, evidence-based research. But inclusion starts with language, too.

A woman becomes Rettrice of the University of Turin for the first time in 600+ years — and is still called Rettore by a top official. After discussing inclusive language in the context of linguistic validation and COAs last week, this moment hits even harder. Words do matter. 🌍✍️

What does it really mean to “listen” to patients during cognitive debriefing? A recent training task on attunement helped me explore this essential skill—and why it matters for culturally valid research.