AI for medical writers: Friend or foe? - Volume 32, Issue

Artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to affect almost every industry, and medical writing is no different. But how does this relate to our industry? How will AI affect medical writers? What’s already available and what is in the pipeline?…

Five “translation” strategies to adapt technical content for lay audiences - Volume 33, Issue

Writing for lay audiences requires language that is understandable by readers without expertise in the subject matter at hand. This means carefully selecting, organising, wording, and supporting content, focusing on conveying relevant points in a…

Pharmaceutical writer or CRO writer – choosing the right path - Volume 28, Issue

The career choice is an unavoidable topic for those scientific graduates or experienced professionals in the areas of medicines or the pharmaceutical industry. The career of medical writing offers a series of career possibilities for the individuals…

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…

Lingua Franca and Beyond - Volume 28, Issue

A real-life experience with predatory journals: Are we smart enough to avoid them? I would like to start with “once upon a time, there was a medical writing agency…” but no, it is not a good start; unfortunately, it has all happened quite recently.

The Webscout - Volume 25, Issue

Medical Communications ‘Medical Communications’ is an unspecific term. Sometimes it is used only to describe publications, medical education, and public relations; sometimes it also includes regulatory writing and advertising.

Regulatory Public Disclosure - Volume 27, Issue

Welcome to Medical Writing’s first regular section on regulatory public disclosure (RPD). In this fast-evolving area, individuals can feel it’s almost impossible to keep up with developments.

Regulatory Public Disclosure - Volume 28, Issue

In the world of regulatory public disclosure (RPD) things rarely stay the same for long. This regular RPD section in Medical Writing and EMWA’s RPD SIG help you keep up.

Regulatory Matters - Volume 30, Issue

Calling all medical writers:

Focus your writing with lean authoring

In today’s medical writing environment, authors are routinely faced with expedited timelines to write documents about highly complex studies with overwhelming amounts of data. Revi…

Biotechnology - Volume 31, Issue

Contributors: Jana Kubátová, Jennifer Bell (section editor) “All that is gold does not glitter”: Faecal microbiota transplantation, Jana Kubátová Medical Writing. 2022;31(4)78-83. https://doi.org/10.56012/dawh4648