Writing bioanalytical reports - Volume 23, Issue

Bioanalytical reports are usually written by bioanalysts. Medical writers offer a valuable contribution to bioanalytical reporting, increasing the efficiency of document development and improving the quality of data presentation. This article…

The moving image and your business - Volume 21, Issue

Using online video to promote business is widespread, but the skills required to make effective use of the medium are relatively rare. Dr Phil Moran discusses some basic ways to improve video production, ranging from advice on the technology through…

In the Bookstores - Volume 24, Issue

Statistical Thinking for Non-Statisticians in Drug Regulation (Second Edition) By John Wiley & Sons, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-118-47094-7 (hardcover).59.99 GBP. 368 pages.   Writing for Science Journals: Tips, Tricks, and a Learning Plan By Geoff…

Medical Devices - Volume 29, Issue

May 2020 was set to be a busy month for medical device writers in Europe. The EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) was to take effect on May 26, and we were anticipating lively discussions on the final MDR preparations with our fellow writers at the…

Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 29, Issue

All three articles in this Veterinary Medical Writing section were written when COVID-19 was not classified as a pandemic. Yet all three articles tie into the current narrative of regulation in veterinary medicine and the need for communication…

English Grammar and Style - Volume 23, Issue

Pronouns are useful referents (i.e. the thing doing the referring) to avoid repetition of words (usually nouns). Although personal pronouns (he, she, and I, in particular) are infrequent in medical writing, the neutral ‘it’ and the demonstrative…

The Crofter: Sustainable Communications - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editors: Louisa Ludwig-Begall, Sarah Kabani How close are we to sustainability? Author: Catarina Leitão I have always loved nature. When I was a kid, I preferred watching wildlife documentaries to cartoons. Those documentaries taught me…

Lay titles for clinical trials: A balancing act - Volume 27, Issue

With increasing transparency demands andthe new legal requirements for providingclinical trial information to lay readers, clinicaltrials need to be given titles that patients canunderstand and recognise. Trial titles informthe readers what the…

What medical writers need to know about regulatory approval of mobile health and digital healthcare devices - Volume 28, Issue

The rapid growth of mobile health (mHealth) led to the development of internationally harmonised guidance for software as a medical device (SaMD) by the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF), covering definitions, risk…

Good Writing Practice - Volume 30, Issue

Grammatical misagreement in tense

I – Present, present perfect

Introduction

Each of the sections of a journal article contains anticipated conceptual components, which can be expressed by a specific verb tense for the perspective of time and the d…