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Volume 30, Issue 4 - Medical journalism

How to write about coronavirus: Best practices for health writers

Abstract

FOCUS ON FACTS AND EVIDENCE-BASED REPORTING 

what we know, not what we think might happen

AVOID FEAR-MONGERING

watch your language

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Medical journalism in a new era
From the Editor - On journalism, the Nobel Peace Prize, and the paths we travel by
#EMWATogetherApart
EMWA News
How to write about coronavirus: Best practices for health writers
Addressing vaccine hesitancy in writing: How has COVID-19 changed hesitancy communication, and what works?
Comics aren't just for kids: Using cartoons in medical communications
Tweeting publications: A short DIY guide to Twitter copywriting for medical writers
How to write for health websites
Plain language summaries of publications: What has COVID-19 taught us?
Science communication: A guide to creating online scientific content that engages
Sustainable development, climate emergency, and journalism: The emerging role of medical writers
News from the EMA
Digital Communication
Regulatory Matters
Medical Writing Humour
Veterinary Medical Writing
Medical Communications and Writing for Patients
Pharmacovigilance
Good Writing Practice
The Crofter: Sustainable Communications
News and Notes from the World of Medical Writing
Out on Our Own

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Editoral Board

Editor-in-Chief

Raquel Billiones

Co-Editors

Evguenia Alechine

Jonathan Pitt

Managing Editor

Victoria White

Associate Editors

Anuradha Alahari

Jennifer Bell

Nicole Bezuidenhout

Claire Chang

Barbara Grossman

Sarah Milner

John Plant

Sampoorna Rappaz

Amy Whereat

Section Editors

Daniela Kamir

AI/Automation

Jennifer Bell

Biotechnology

Nicole Bezuidenhout 

Digital Communication

Somsuvro Basu

EMWA News 

Ana Sofia Correia 

Gained in Translation

Ivana Turek

Getting Your Foot in the Door

Wendy Kingdom / Amy Whereat

Good Writing Practice

Alison McIntosh 

In the Bookstores

Maria Kołtowska-Häggström

Lingua Franca and Beyond

Maddy Dyer

Publications

Lisa Chamberlain-James

Medical Communications/Writing for Patients

Payal Bhatia

Medical Devices

Evguenia Alechine

My First Medical Writing

Anuradha Alahari

News from the EMA

Adriana Rocha

Out on Our Own

Tiziana von Bruchhausen

Pharmacovigilance

Clare ChangZuo Yen Lee 

Regulatory Matters

Sam Hamilton

Regulatory Public Disclosure

Claire Gudex

Teaching Medical Writing

Louisa Ludwig-Begall / Sarah Kabani

The Crofter: Sustainable Communications

Louisa Marcombes

Veterinary Writing

Editors Emeritus

Elise Langdon-Neuner

Phil Leventhal

Layout Designer

Chris Monk