Jargon

Medical jargon putting patients in harm's way: From an 'impressive' X-ray that's actually worrying to a 'negative' test that should be seen as a positive thing... study calls for doctor's lingo to be dumbed down215 people were…

Published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School researchers examined whether the general public understands the medical jargon that physicians typically use in their introductions to patients. They…

With this earnings season mostly in the rearview mirror, CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday cut through common C-suite jargon, an attempt to help investors make sense of management commentary.In particular, the "Mad Money" host focused on four…

And with new sports comes new terms or nicknames for tactics, maneuvers or objects that beginner fans might not be familiar with. Even in ice hockey -- a sport that is extremely popular around the world -- there are terms used by…

The world's leaders will gather in Glasgow, Scotland from 31 October to discuss climate change and its impact at the COP26 conference…

Facebook faced what is being said as one of the largest outages ever last night, with users not being able to use the service for hours on end. The crippling outage at Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and more Facebook…