Trial Trivia - Volume 32, Issue

We all know there is nothing trivial about clinical trials. But let’s have some light fun and the try answering the short quiz about the topic.

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Books to support your medical writing journey - Volume 32, Issue

On your journey as a medical writer, you will need many types of books: style guides, dictionaries, thesauruses, books about language and grammar, and books about how to be a medical writer. This article is not about these books – it is about the…

Foreword: Writing for Patients, Foreword from the EMA - Volume 29, Issue

In recent years, regulators across the globe have improved the way they communicate to patients and the general public about their activities and how medicines are regulated.

Regulatory writing - Volume 21, Issue

The EMA, the FDA, and Health Canada head to head A recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine carried an article comparing the regulatory review times of novel therapeutics by three different regulatory agencies (FDA, EMA, and Health…

Veterinary Medical Writing - Volume 31, Issue

For this issue of Veterinary Medical Writing, we have two articles from the veterinary world. The first is about the niche but increasingly in demand service of veterinary public relations (PR). Louisa Marcombes (editor)

Biotechnology - Volume 34, Issue

Section Editor: Jennifer Bell Dealing with animal death and writing about it: Cultivating resilience in biotechnology writing Author: Vanessa Zaiatz Bittencourt Medical Writing. 2025;34(1):70–73. https://doi.org/10.56012/dgla9046

The Crofter: Sustainable Communications - Volume 31, Issue

Greetings from the croft! As a member of the EMWA’s Sustainability Special Interest Group (SUSSIG), I’m excited about this issue of Medical Writing focusing on sustainability. There are so many aspects of sustainability and recently, the link to the…

Gained in Translation - Volume 24, Issue

Editorial Welcome to the Translation Section editorial! What we call ‘lay-friendliness’ is a key characteristic of Patient Information Sheets (PIS), which are tightly regulated on a European level to guarantee a comprehensible document that…

Omics in silico and other trends in biomedical research: Impact on how and what we write - Volume 28, Issue

Medical writers and communicators write about biomedical research. It follows that the latest trends in this field translate to new trends in medical writing. This article provides a peek into the latest breakthroughsand developments in biomedical…

EMWA News - Volume 30, Issue

Virtual conference planned for May 2021

As previously announced by EMWA President Beatrix Doerr, we will not hold a face-to-face meeting in May 2021, but instead a virtual conference. Here you will find everything you need to know to attend: https:/…