Editorial - Volume 29, Issue

Scientific information in general, and especially in health-related fields, has been increasing exponentially. At the same time, people have less time to read long texts and attempt to comprehend complex scientific information. To make this easier,…

Obesity: When weight becomes unbearable - Volume 21, Issue

Obesity is associated with many chronic diseases. The dramatic rise in its prevalence worldwide has become a major health concern. This article discusses some of the controversies on its causes, consequences, and standard treatments, with a focus on…

Good Writing Practice - Volume 31, Issue

The present participle using and the past participle based on, both traditionally adjectivals, ostensibly misfunction without a noun to modify (a modifee). The frequency of their usage and misusage in research writing justifies a separate article…

The joys of outlining in medical writing - Volume 21, Issue

Using an outline to organize your writing project can help keep you on a straight path and avoid wandering into wastelands of irrelevance. There are various formats – the classic hierarchal model, the IMRAD system used for research reports, the…

AI/Automation - Volume 34, Issue

Section Editor: Daniela Kamir Exploring Research Rabbit: Your new favourite reference manager Author: Natasha Fallico   Medical Writing. 2025;34(1):67–69. https://doi.org/10.56012/wxzm3433

From the Editor - On social media: Once a passive observer – now an active user - Volume 30, Issue

It is with great pleasure that I write my first editorial for this amazing issue on social media. The idea of this issue came to me in 2019, inspired by two special colleagues.

I had social media accounts even before I became a medical writer. I rec…

Transparency – left to its own devices until now - Volume 26, Issue

Abstract Transparency has been an objective in the pharma world in recent years, culminating in the recent decision by the EMA to release full clinical study reports into the public domain. In spite of the publicity surrounding transparency and data…

In the Bookstores - Volume 21, Issue

A useful reference for writing pharmacovigilance documents Like other areas of medical writing, pharmacovigilance (PV) medical writing has many detailed regulations, guidance documents, and templates associated with it. As such, there is a…

Regulatory Public Disclosure - Volume 29, Issue

Activities around clinical documents disclosure have been slow since September 2018 when I last published this section. As many of you receive emails from the CORE Reference website (sign up at https://www.core-reference.org/subscribe), you have…

New rules for artificial intelligence in Europe - Volume 31, Issue

The proposal for a European Artificial Intelligence Act is unsettling medical device manufacturers because it might change the risk assessment of their devices and cause additional efforts regarding vigilance and technical documentation. Conflicting…