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Troublesome words - Volume 26, Issue

Medical writing tends to contain longer, less common, words than English fiction, and they are here termed troublesome words. Troublesome words are an indicator of poor style, and often point to grammatical errors. An easy way to start improving…

Health economists and medical writers: Collaboration or collision? - Volume 22, Issue

Medical writers are perceived by many health economists to be incompetent in health economics writing. Medical writers need to abolish this common perception, and so must develop an understanding of cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, and other health…

A primer on anonymisation - Volume 28, Issue

Canadian and European regulators finalised guidelines that allow for sharing of clinical trial data. To maintain the utility of clinical information, risk-based anonymisation techniques are recommended. It behoves applicants to ensure organisational…

In the Bookstores - Volume 24, Issue

Do you know the difference between compliment and complement? Do you know your breeches from your breaches? Do you know why the word ‘Ghoti’ should be pronounced ‘fish’? Answers to these questions and many other interesting facts regarding the…

Honing your proofreading skills - Volume 27, Issue

As part of their role, medical writers andeditors are expected to be excellentproofreaders with the ability to identify andremedy mistakes such as grammatical,spelling or formatting errors. This articledetails the steps that can be taken with…

How to soften the red pen’s blow: Tips for editing a colleague’s work - Volume 27, Issue

Applying the dreaded red editing pen to colleague's work can be nerve-racking for professional writers. But there are some concrete steps every writer can take that will improve his or her ability to communicate the type of clear, constructive…

Networking effectively: Essential for being successful in business - Volume 21, Issue

One of the keys to being successful in business is the ability to network effectively. Making efficient use of the interactive communication tools available to you today, such as business networking websites like LinkedIn, Plaxo, and Xing and…

Creative medical writing: An oxymoron? - Volume 27, Issue

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, creativity is “the ability to create”, and to create means “to make or bring into existence some - thing new”.1As it applies to writing, creativity is most often associated with imaginative, fictional…

President’s Message - Volume 25, Issue

Dear EMWA Members, It is my very great pleasure to ‘speak’ to you from the pages of the very first issue of Medical Writing of 2016, with our new printer, Hastings. I am particularly excited that our feature articles are now open-access – a…

From academia to freelance medical writing: Navigating the transition - Volume 32, Issue

Academics who have transitioned to medical communications (MedComms) find that there are many parallels between the two fields, leading to fulfilling and rewarding careers. Many of the skills honed in academia such as research, technical writing,…

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Medical Writing is a quarterly publication that aims to educate and inform medical writers in Europe and beyond. Each issue focuses on a specific theme, and all issues include feature articles and regular columns on topics relevant to the practice of medical writing. We welcome articles providing practical advice to medical writers; guidelines and reviews/summaries/updates of guidelines published elsewhere; original research; opinion pieces; interviews; and review articles.

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