News from the EMA - Volume 30, Issue

First CAR-T cell medicine for mantle cell lymphoma October  16, 2020 – The EMA has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation in the EU for Tecartus (autologous anti-CD19-transduced CD3+ cells) for the treatment of adult patients…

Ongoing patient engagement research efforts at the Centre for Pharmaceutical Medicine Research, King’s College London - Volume 34, Issue

Research efforts within the Centre for Pharmaceutical Medicine Research, King’s College London, are advancing patient engagement in medicine development and communications through evidence generation. This article presents the ongoing work of two…

How to write for health websites - Volume 30, Issue

Medical writing for the internet is unique because of the way people find and consume online content. Unlike with a medical brochure handed to someone by their doctor or a hard copy of the latest health book that they’ve purchased, individuals are…

Population diversity in clinical trials for rare diseases: A regulatory writer’s perspective - Volume 34, Issue

Ensuring population diversity in clinical trials is essential yet challenging and increasingly complex in the rare disease landscape. The unique challenges in clinical development for rare diseases include limited medical and scientific knowledge,…

Public perceptions of health information generated by AI: A research study - Volume 34, Issue

Artificial intelligence (AI) integration in clinical practice has intensified in the last few years, from systems analysing and interpreting existing data to generative AI systems capable of creating new information and offering new possibilities…

Results of the 2021 EMWA salary and compensation survey - Volume 31, Issue

In 2021, EMWA members were asked to participate in a survey about their current salary and compensation. The survey included questions on some of the factors that typically influence earnings, such as education, geographic location, level…

Penning hope: The impact of medical writing for rare conditions - Volume 34, Issue

In this article, I explain my route into the world of rare conditions, my experience of working as a clinician, and my passion for raising awareness to all involved. I achieve this by providing education to healthcare professionals, patients, and…

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…

Changes to working practices in medical communications during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from two surveys - Volume 31, Issue

Successive waves of COVID-19 have altered opinions and working practices. We conducted a survey in early 2020 among 759 members of the medical communications community, recruited via our network, seeking their experiences, opinions, and insights.…

Pleasing the reader by pleasing the eye—Part 1 The role of format and design in readability - Volume 21, Issue

Whoever writes wants to be read. Yet, even if we succeed in creating an informative, logically structured, and adequately worded text tailored to our target audience, i.e., text we consider to have an adequate level of readability, our documents may…