measures of population health—a terminological mini-study
this terminology mini-study focuses on some of the key terms of population health. it also features a german term newly coined, apparently in a hurry, when SARS-CoV-2 first hit the stage: Fall-Verstorbenen-Anteil. although in rather frequent use in germany, its definition is hazy.
les langues de la médecine: collection of essays on the state of the world’s most widely spoken languages of medicine
In the middles ages, a German language of medicine did not yet exist. On the verge of the Renaissance, scientists started to go to great lengths to develop German for medical uses. While all Western languages of medicine harbor a common, historically grown Greco-Latin core, they have also developed
punctuation
For centuries, punctuation served as a rhetorical device, i.e., to guide the reader on when to stop or pause when reciting a text. Today, punctuation mainly serves logical functions in written prose, scientific literature, and mathematical expressions, modifying the tone and providing structure.