EMWA News - Volume 28, Issue

On July 29, EMWA, together with the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) and the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP), issued a joint position statement on the dangers of predatory publishing (see p. 34 of this…

How to interpret and report the results from multivariable analyses - Volume 25, Issue

Multivariable analyses are some of the central statistical methods of clinical trials, and yet some medical writers may be unsure as to what they are and how best to interpret and report the results. In this article we provide an overview of…

Journal Watch - Volume 22, Issue

Retracted publications, the issue of poor results reporting, and the increasing value of online teaching methods. Fang et al.1 think that it is important to evaluate scientific publications that have been retracted because they feel studying…

Medical Journalism - Volume 22, Issue

Medical journalism - a dream job? My name is Erich Lederer. I am a medical journalist. Is it the kind of work I always wanted to do? No, definitely not. I actually never dreamt of juggling with words and sentences and in school I always had very…

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…

Out On Our Own - Volume 23, Issue

Lingua Franca and Beyond - Volume 24, Issue

Business models in the field of medical and regulatory writing – can you think of a more suitable topic for discussing: collaboration, team working, and sharing complementary skills across different native languages? In this issue of Medical…

Advancing health equity through language access – a global imperative - Volume 33, Issue

In this article, the authors outline the universal right to health, healthcare, and language access in healthcare, with a focus on policies and practices in the European Union and the United States. The authors spotlight contrasting views on whether…

The changing face of medical writing in India - Volume 22, Issue

Economic liberalisation has led to an influx of clinical research and a boom in the medical writing industry in India. Medical writers in India at present contribute mostly to medical communications, health journalism, and academic medical…