Beyond translation: A review into preserving human connection in AI-mediated health language interpretation

Kristina M Kokorelias^{1

2

3

4}, Kateryna Metersky⁵, Christina Reppas-Rindlisbacher^{1

6}, Areej Al-Hamad⁵

Affiliations

¹ Section of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Sinai Health System and University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ KITE- Toronto Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada.

Kristina M Kokorelias et al. PLOS Digit Health. 2026.

. 2026 Mar 12;5(3):e0001295.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001295. eCollection 2026 Mar.

Kristina M Kokorelias^{1

2

3

4}, Kateryna Metersky⁵, Christina Reppas-Rindlisbacher^{1

6}, Areej Al-Hamad⁵

¹ Section of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Sinai Health System and University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ KITE- Toronto Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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