New rules for artificial intelligence in Europe - Volume 31, Issue

The proposal for a European Artificial Intelligence Act is unsettling medical device manufacturers because it might change the risk assessment of their devices and cause additional efforts regarding vigilance and technical documentation. Conflicting…

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),…

Lifelong learning opportunitites are available for all - Volume 31, Issue

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) call all UN member states– low-, high- and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the environment. The 17 goals are part “of a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for…

Incoming President's Message - Volume 32, Issue

In with the new! When I joined EMWA in 2010, I never imagined that 13 years later I would attend the the 55th EMWA Conference as President and be part of the Executive Committee, a body which for a few years I had watched timidly and … with…

Fake news and vaccination: How the Science Anti-Fake News team in Argentina is fighting the infodemic - Volume 31, Issue

At the outset of the pandemic, it became clear that misinformation (“fake news”) on COVID-19 was spreading rapidly. In this article, we discuss our efforts to combat misinformation by joining with researchers from various disciplines in Argentina to…

Medical Communications and Writing for Patients - Volume 33, Issue

Section Editor: Lisa Chamberlain James

Involving patients in company-sponsored medical publications: Learning from collaboration with a patient advocacy group to engage patient authors

Authors: Aki Yoshikawa, Atsuko Iwata, Miho Hatano, Yuko Koji…

AI-based plagiarism detectors: Plagiarism fighters or makers? - Volume 32, Issue

Plagiarism damages the biomedical academic publication domain. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rising hope in academic plagiarism hunting. However, new AI-based tools are available online to assist with plagiarising! This article presents…

Regulatory Public Disclosure - Volume 32, Issue

Editorial Sam Hamilton (author and section editor) Medical Writing. 2023;32(3):91–95. https://doi.org/10.56012/hnnl8161 Clinical Data Publication (Policy 0070) relaunch Alison McIntosh (author) In preparation for the relaunch of EMA Clinical…

Preventing biomedical research waste - Volume 31, Issue

An estimated 85% of efforts in biomedical research are wasted due to inefficiencies. This wastage represents a global financial loss of greater than US$200 billion per year, a barrier to practicing evidence-based medicine, and a considerable amount…

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Journal Policies   Editorial policies and peer review process All feature articles submitted to Medical Writing are reviewed by a member of the Editorial Board. All Editorial Board members are experts in the field of medical writing and members…