My First Medical Writing - Volume 28, Issue

In this edition of My First Medical Writing, we welcome one of the first articles written by aspiring medical writer Mayya Sundukova. A physicist by training, Mayya pursued her PhD in neuroscience in SISSA, Italy, studying ion channels, and then…

Passing the torch - Volume 21, Issue

This issue is the first where I will be serving as Editor-in-Chief of Medical Writing (MEW). Elise Langdon-Neuner, Editor-in-Chief since 2004, will be stepping down. This is yet another step in the evolution of the journal.

For those of you unfamili…

EMWA News - Volume 29, Issue

We hope that everybody is safe and well – as far as this is possible in the current scenario. COVID-19 is affecting every part of our lives, but we will try our best to help you through these times. Even though the Spring Conference in Prague had to…

What do writers need to know about user testing? - Volume 24, Issue

Increasing amounts of information are being made available to patients – but how do we know if we are getting it right and meeting people's needs? In this article, we describe how we have employed user testing to test and improve not just…

The Webscout - Volume 25, Issue

This issue of Medical Writing focuses on authors and authorship, but where, in fact, did the term “authorship” come from? The term first appeared in the early 18th century. In a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of…

Out On Our Own - Volume 25, Issue

The theme for the FBF at the Munich conference was Out On Our Own but Not Alone. With an impressive attendance by more than 60 freelancers (FLs) from Europe and beyond, and also a special guest – Dr Andreas Lutz of the VGSD, a German association…

How can we maximise patient engagement with Plain Language Summary of Publication articles (PLSPs)? A publisher’s perspective - Volume 33, Issue

Plain Language Summary of Publication articles (PLSPs) are aimed at non-specialist audiences, using non-technical/jargon-free and easy to understand language to provide summaries of publications. The introduction of PLSPs has added to the growing…

Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editor: Louisa Marcombes Spotlight on www.LAS-interactive.de: Information for animal experimentation and a useful resource for veterinary medical writers Authors: Cemile Jakupoglu, Jennifer Freymann According to the EU Animal Protection…

Editorial - Volume 27, Issue

A paradigm shift in clinical trial data reporting is occurring as data becomes increasingly publically accessible. The EMA was the first regulatory authority to publish clinical data included in marketing authorisation applications.

Medical writing around the world - Volume 22, Issue

As many of you are already familiar, Medical Writing began as The Write Stuff, a publication written by and for EMWA members. One of the goals in making the transition to Medical Writing was that it would become an international journal with readers…