Using social media as the patient's voice in the benefit-risk assessment of drugs: Are we ready? - Volume 24, Issue

There is no doubt that the public interest in healthcare-related issues is growing. This, coupled with the surge in the use of social media, leaves the pharmaceutical industry with a set of unique opportunities and challenges. The screening and…

Social Media: A tool that can benefit public health? - Volume 29, Issue

The global use of social media has changed access to health information, and the internet has become its primary source for the general public. However, judging health information on social networks remains difficult for nonmedical readers since…

Selling evidence over the counter: Do community pharmacists engage with evidence-based medicine? - Volume 22, Issue

Community pharmacy has been recently criticised for selling products which do not have a rational or robust evidence base. Available evidence suggests that pharmacists understand and are willing to embrace the concepts of evidence-based medicine…

Psychotropics: A scientific, regulatory, and public view on the medicinal uses of cannabinoids and psilocybin - Volume 32, Issue

Research on psychotropics is gaining more popularity worldwide and support from drug regulatory agencies, which recognise the unmet medical needs of certain patient communities, such as patients with mental disorders and patients with cancer who…

Narratives for a clinical study report: The evolution of automation and artificial intelligence - Volume 32, Issue

Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are useful tools that are rapidly progressing in many fields within the clinical trial landscape, and their use in the production of narratives for clinical study reports is no exception. Technology and…

AuthorAID: An international service and chance to serve - Volume 22, Issue

Medical and other researchers in developing countries conduct much valuable research. Yet difficulties in writing and publication often prevent this research from being widely known. AuthorAID (http://www.authoraid.info), a project of the…

Social Media - Volume 30, Issue

Social media

“For many people, the internet can feel like a lonely place. It can feel like… a big, endless, expansive void where you can constantly call out to it but no one’s ever listening. But… I found, in sharing my feelings with the void, event…

AI/Automation - Volume 34, Issue

Section Editor: Daniela Kamir  ChatGPT use among medical writers: A knowledge, attitude, and practices survey Authors: Simran Kaur Juneja, Shital Sarah Ahaley, Ankita Pandey, Sujatha Vijayakumar Medical Writing. 2025;34(2):87–97.…

AI/Automation - Volume 34, Issue

Section Editor: Daniela Kamir Exploring Research Rabbit: Your new favourite reference manager Author: Natasha Fallico   Medical Writing. 2025;34(1):67–69. https://doi.org/10.56012/wxzm3433

Now more than ever, scientists must speak up for science - Volume 28, Issue

In this post-truth era we live in, the validity of facts from climate change and evolution to the shape of the earth and even vaccine safety is challenged by misinformation. As scientists,we should make greater efforts to engage with the public and…