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Recent and upcoming regulatory changes in the European Region: Opportunitiess for medical writers - Volume 29, Issue

The European regulatory landscape for clinical trials and medical devices is in the midst of major transformation. Older policies are giving way to new regulations that emphasise more harmonised and streamlined processes for document submittal,…

Publication planning and patient-reported outcomes: Demonstrating value in a multi-stakeholder era - Volume 27, Issue

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are an essential element to demonstrate the value of a health intervention. In many ways, PROs represent the ultimate “real-world” data, yet the drive towards “Big Data” has focused onroutinely collected data from…

Journal Watch - Volume 21, Issue

Readability of informed consent forms, sponsor participation in industry trials, and conflict of interest disclosure. Informed consent is a crucial feature of clinical research trials. Guidelines on developing an informed consent form urge writers…

Manuscript Writing - Volume 21, Issue

Help, I can't shorten my abstract! Oh yes you can! (Part 1 of 2) Abstracts are perhaps the most important part of a manuscript because they are often the only part that is read and used as an information source. They are also used by readers…

Manuscript Writing - Volume 21, Issue

Help, I can't shorten my abstract! Oh, yes you can (Part 2 of 2) Abstracts may be the most important part of a manuscript because they are often the only part that is read and used as an information source, and because they are also used by readers…

What can twitter do for me? - Volume 22, Issue

Like everything, the usefulness of twitter depends on what the user does with it. Here is an assortment of information that can be obtained if you selectively follow organisations with twitter accounts relevant to your interests or…

President's Message - Volume 24, Issue

Welcome to the first issue of medical writing in 2015 on plain language, which means that this message had better be simple and easy to read. I am a huge advocate of plain writing and, as a Publication Manager, spend much of my time working with…

The Light Stuff - Volume 23, Issue

Anecdotes and quotes related (more or less) to scientific writing Pigeons are like editors, they both do the icky to your most cherished work, but at least pigeons don't say, Now it really sings. Cecil Adams, The Straight Dope Ignorant people…

Making medical communication accessible to all: A translator’s perspective - Volume 34, Issue

Language barriers in healthcare can put patients at risk, leading to misdiagnoses, delays in treatment, and exclusion from clinical trials. Clear communication requires cultural adaptation to ensure patients understand and trust the information they…

A case study from Pakistan: Improving medical publications in non-English speaking countries - Volume 33, Issue

Copyediting is crucial for enhancing the quality and credibility of medical manuscripts in Pakistan. Although English is an official language used in government and education, many researchers are not native speakers, leading to linguistic inaccuraci…

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