Genetics and environmental factors in obesity and diabetes: Complex problems, complex solutions - Volume 21, Issue

Over the centuries people have become taller, heavier, and stronger. One of the major reasons for this is the increasing supply of calories in our diets. In earlier times, weight gain was extremely beneficial for health, well-being, and lifespan,…

In the Bookstores - Volume 22, Issue

The Spirit Level

Ever had a ‘ping’ moment? This book might have been mine. I'm not a natural pessimist, but Western society today seems less cohesive and people more materialistic, stressed, unhealthy, and unhappy than in times gone by. Wealth and s…

Good Writing Practice - Volume 29, Issue

In addition to subject-verb misagreement in grammatical number, a misagreement in number is common between a subject and other sentence constituents, which appears in the experimental and contextual sections of a journal article.

Getting Your Foot in the Door - Volume 31, Issue

Contributors: Sophie Ash (author), Ivana Turek (section editor) From burned-out nanny to six-figure business owner: Sophie's road to success Sophie Ash Medical Writing. 2022;31(3)96-97. https://doi.org/10.56012/sghh5682 Ivana Turek (section…

My First Medical Writing - Volume 31, Issue

Contributors: Sofia Urner (author), Evguenia Alechine (section editor) Good or bad – how does coffee influence our health? Sofia Urner Medical Writing. 2022;31(3)83-85. https://doi.org/10.56012/wyvw1294 Evguenia Alechine (section editor)

The Crofter: Sustainable Communications - Volume 31, Issue

Contributors: Mariella Franker (author), Kimi Uegaki (section editor) Sustainable productivity: A new approach to work-life balance and helpful practices for introverts Mariella Franker Medical Writing. 2022;31(3)90-93.…

Out On Our Own - Volume 31, Issue

Contributors: Clotilde Jumelle (author), Laura Kehoe (section editor) A journey from postdoc to happy freelance writer Clotilde Jumelle Medical Writing. 2022;31(3)98-100. https://doi.org/10.56012/nhio1451 Laura Kehoe (section editor)

Regulatory Matters - Volume 31, Issue

Contributors: Ri Xu (author) Zuo Yen Lee (section editor), Clare Chang (section editor) Hand and back muscle pain and how to avoid them: A regulatory writer's story Ri Xu Medical Writing. 2022;31(3)68-71. https://doi.org/10.56012/thzz1704

Good Writing Practice - Volume 32, Issue

Syntactic punctuation distraction This article explores the problem of omitted commas in the structure of certain  sentences. Contributors: Michael Lewis Schneir (author), Wendy Kingdom (section editor), Any Whereat (section editor) Medical…

Regulatory Writing - Volume 21, Issue

The discussion section of a clinical study report The discussion section of a clinical study report (CSR) is often a source of doubt among medical writers. The advice is usually to keep the discussion section as short as possible and not go…