Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 31, Issue

For this special Sustainability issue of Medical Writing, the editorial team at Veterinary Medical Writing has decided to focus on One Health. As the global society adjusts to adopting a sustainable lifestyle, whether voluntarily or kicking and…

Medical Devices - Volume 32, Issue

Spotlight on similar devices under the Medical Device Regulation This article evaluates the potential of similar devices in clinical documentations, such as clinical evaluation plans (CEPs), clinical evaluation reports (CERs), and post-market…

Harmonising linguistic validation with AI: Precision, efficiency, and the human touch in patient-reported outcome translation - Volume 33, Issue

The surge in artificial intelligence (AI) prompts a reassessment of linguistic validation methods for patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures. The robust linguistic process, designed to adapt PRO measures for different cultures and languages, is…

Message from the President - Volume 22, Issue

This is my first message as president of EMWA. I'd like to update all members about the plans and activities of the new EMWA Executive Committee (EC). The spring conference in Manchester was a great success and was the most attended ever. Answers…

Out On Our Own - Volume 23, Issue

The Big Pharma conspiracy theory - Volume 22, Issue

This essay outlines the broad themes of the conspiracy theory that pharmaceutical companies, regulators, politicians, and others are secretly working in consort against the public interest. This so-called Big Pharma conspiracy theory shares a number…

Clinical trial disclosure and transparency - Volume 27, Issue

The initial requirements of clinical trial disclosure were to register a clinical trial to make it publicly accessible to patients and thereby making the enrolment into a clinical trial easier. In the meantime, the disclosure ofclinical trials in…

English Grammar and Style - Volume 21, Issue

Pleasing the reader The fundamental principle in the practice of medicine, ‘first, do no harm’, could be transposed to the world of medical writing to ‘first, do not annoy’. The Good Writing Practice (GWP) group at EMWA has been focussing on…

Lay titles for clinical trials: Is industry achieving the balance? - Volume 32, Issue

Titles of clinical trials may directly influence whether patients, caretakers, or healthcare professionals will want to obtain more information about the trial. Major clinical trial registries require lay titles (referred to as “brief” or “public”…

Unlocking the power of emotional intelligence in medical writers - Volume 33, Issue

Emotional intelligence (EI), the ability to recognise and understand emotions (one’s own and those of other people), is a valuable attribute for medical writers (MWs). MWs play a pivotal role in communicating medical and scientific information to…