Essential principles towards improving clinical risk assessment tools: A conversation with Uri Kartoun, PhD - Volume 32, Issue

Uri Kartoun (PhD in robotics, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel) is a Staff Research Scientist and an IBM Master Inventor, co-developer of technologies such as MELD-Plus, EMRBots, Memory-memory (M2) Authentication, and Subpopulation-based…

Medical Communications - Volume 27, Issue

In this first issue of 2018, I’m delighted to introduce an excellent article from one of EMWA’s newest Workshop Leaders, John Dixon. Although John is new to teaching at EMWA, he’s extremely experienced in his field – or, more correctly, fields! John…

News from the EMA - Volume 32, Issue

Anuradha Alahari (section editor)   EMA recommends revocation of authorisation for sickle cell disease medicine Adakveo OPEN framework extended to a wider range of medicines Global regulators agree on way forward to adapt COVID-19 vaccines to…

Medical Writing in French: Du français à l’anglais: Understanding your source - Volume 33, Issue

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…

Race and ethnicity in biomedical literature: A narrative review - Volume 31, Issue

Race and ethnicity are not clearly defined in biomedical literature and misaligned with genomics and epigenomic findings; the guidelines for consistent reporting in publications and regulations from health authorities are lacking. Minority…

Subcontracting: Not for the faint of heart - Volume 28, Issue

Subcontracting can be the answer to a successful freelancer’s prayers, or the opportunity to work harder than you have ever worked before for less money than you made when you were a struggling newbie. The potential advantages of subcontracting are…

EMWA News - Volume 31, Issue

Ambassadors Programme News The EMWA Ambassadors Programme is continuing its efforts to reach out to new audiences to promote medical writing and EMWA. Marie Kołtowska-Häggström gave a talk (in Polish) on medical writing as a profession at the…

The Crofter: Sustainable Communications - Volume 31, Issue

Medical Writing. 2022;31(4)74-77. https://doi.org/10.56012/wmpg9516 Contributors: Paula Pinto, Sarah Kabani, Viviana Neviani, Kimi Uegaki (section editor)

Digital Communication - Open science in the digital age - Volume 31, Issue

Open science in the digital age  Medical Writing. 2022;31(4)70-72. https://doi.org/10.56012/vzav2581 Section Editor & Author: Nicole Bezuidenhout