President's Message - Volume 26, Issue

It’s autumn again and most of you will have returned from your vacations by now reenergised and ready for the year ahead. The Executive Committee has been busy planning our conference in Cascais scheduled for November 2–4. We are planning to hold 29…

Plain language summaries of clinical trial results: What is their role, and should patients and AI be involved? - Volume 33, Issue

Plain language summaries (PLSs) of clinical trial results are vital tools in the clinical development process for enhancing transparency and encouraging and facilitating patient engagement. The production of a PLS is now mandated in the EU for all…

Manuscript Writing - Volume 21, Issue

What are the most common reasons for a manuscript to be rejected (and how can they be avoided)? In their article on handling manuscript rejection, Woolley and Barron1 offer the following soothing advice: Authors, particularly inexperienced…

News from the EMA - Volume 33, Issue

The articles included in this section are a selection from the European Medicines Agency’s News and Press Releases archive.

Medical Writing. 2024;33(3):72–78.

News from the EMA - Volume 33, Issue

The articles included in this section are a selection from the European Medicines Agency’s News and Press Releases archive. Medical Writing. 2024;33(4):68–70.

News from the EMA - Volume 34, Issue

The items included in this section are a selection from the European Medicines Agency’s News and Press Releases archive. Medical Writing. 2025;34(1):60–65.

Post-market clinical follow-up insights - Volume 31, Issue

The EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) brought about new post-market clinical follow-up (PMCF) requirements for medical devices. Whereas complaint monitoring and literature searches were often sufficient under the Medical Devices Directives (MDD),…

Digital Communication - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editor: Nicole Bezuidenhout Purr-fecting translation: Unleashing the power of computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools Author: Natasha Grande de França Medical translations are fundamental, and precision is at the core of this work. Any…

In vitro plants: How to open a jar containing bioactive phytochemicals - Volume 32, Issue

Due to the increasing demand for phytochemicals, plant in vitro cultures are a noteworthy, environmentally sustainable method, enabling the biotechnological production of bioactive compounds. Medical writers can find writing scientific articles in…

Passing the Torch: The Sequel/Filling Big Shoes - Volume 29, Issue

For the last 8 years, I have been serving as Editor-in-Chief of Medical Writing. I feel that it’s time to pass the torch to a new person with new energy and fresh ideas. As I wrote in 2012, “This is yet another step in the evolution of the…