Banner Health FAQs

We strongly discourage against using web-based translation apps or engines, such as Google Translate, to translate medical research articles from one language to another. Why?:

• Intellectual Property: publishers or authors own the rights to their intellectual property. Therefore, you would need to seek permission to translate their work.
• Safety & Misinformation: improper and incorrect translations may not only lead to misinformation, but they can also create safety risks and/or lead to harm. 

Need an alternative?:

• Contact the copyright owner--usually the publisher or author(s)--and ask if they have the research documents available in other languages. 

Need patient documents translated? (patient educational handouts, brochures, medical documents) - see Translation Services link below. Need Patient Education information in multiple languages? See link below.