Snapshots from EMWA's 57th Conference - Valencia - Volume 33, Issue

The European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) 57th Conference May 7 –11, in Valencia, Spain, was an illustrious gathering that brought together medical writers, editors, researchers, and professionals from across Europe and beyond. The conference…

News from the EMA - Volume 32, Issue

Anuradha Alahari (section editor)   EMA recommends revocation of authorisation for sickle cell disease medicine Adakveo OPEN framework extended to a wider range of medicines Global regulators agree on way forward to adapt COVID-19 vaccines to…

Regulatory Writing - Volume 23, Issue

Regulatory documents are complex beasts, often requiring input from many different authors. Sometimes, different departments will be responsible for authoring certain sections and the role of the medical writer could perhaps be more accurately…

Biotechnology - Volume 31, Issue

This is the first Medical Writing Biotechnology regular section. Biotechnology is a broad subject. It can be defined by the use of biological systems and living organisms in production processes. Biotechnology has been around for thousands of years.…

Biotechnology - Volume 31, Issue

Ahmad Nazzal defines biotechnology as, “a field of science that involves using living organisms and organic substances to create or modify environments, produce goods, or improve human health.” Biotechnology is a vast topic and can be defined by…

Publications - Volume 33, Issue

Preprints: Why and how to use them Section Editor and Author: Maddy Dyer Preprints are a key part of science communication and publication strategy. Medical writers should therefore help inform authors about preprint options. In this article, I…

Gained in Translation - Volume 34, Issue

Section Editor: Ana Sofia Correia Guidelines for quality translation of patient information materials from English to Russian Author: Ekaterina Chashnikova  Accurate and accessible translation of patient materials can have a considerable impact…

Digital Communication - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editor: Nicole Bezuidenhout Traversing the social media landscape: Digital health communications in 2024 Author: Shannen Young Amidst a post-pandemic landscape marked by dis- and misinformation, new technologies, and platform shifts,…

Regulatory Matters - Volume 34, Issue

Section Editors: Clare Chang, Zuo Yen Lee

The AI-enabled medical writer: A new era for regulatory writing

Authors: Jenni Pickett, Vanessa de Langsdorff

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into the pharma ceutical indust…

Authors and Authorship - Volume 25, Issue

Authorship of medical journal articles has been and continues to bea complicated subject. The unethical practices of guest, honorary, andghost authorship and incomplete or biased disclosure of clinical trialdata have led to guidelines meant to…