Medical Writing Rare Diseases
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Volume 34, Issue 1 - Rare Diseases

March 2025

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Editorial

Editorial

From the Editor

President's Message

Writing for rare diseases

EMWA News

EMWA News

Feature Articles

Living with a rare disease: A personal perspective

Essential investments in optimising clinical research for rare disease

Regulatory writing for rare disease: An interview with Kelley Hill

Writing for orphan drugs: A compass to navigate document types and regional requirements

Innovative use of master protocols for pivotal studies in rare diseases

Model-informed drug development in rare diseases

Population diversity in clinical trials for rare diseases: A regulatory writer’s perspective

How can real-world data, registries, and databases address the challenges of rare diseases?

Penning hope: The impact of medical writing for rare conditions

An interview with Research Policy and Initiatives Director Roseline Favresse at the European Organisation for Rare Diseases

News from the EMA

News from the EMA

Regular Sections

Medical devices

AI/Automation

Biotechnology

My First Medical Writing

Good Writing Practice

Freelancing

The Crofter: Sustainable Communications

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The Write Stuff Archive Contact Instructions for Authors Article Template (Word) Journal Policies

Scope

Medical Writing is a quarterly publication that aims to educate and inform medical writers in Europe and beyond. Each issue focuses on a specific theme, and all issues include feature articles and regular columns on topics relevant to the practice of medical writing. We welcome articles providing practical advice to medical writers; guidelines and reviews/summaries/updates of guidelines published elsewhere; original research; opinion pieces; interviews; and review articles.

Medical Writing is listed in the following indexes:

Editoral Board

Editor-in-Chief

Raquel Billiones

Co-Editors

Evguenia Alechine

Jonathan Pitt

Managing Editor

Victoria White

Deputy Managing Editor

Alicia Brooks Waltman

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 

Adriana Rocha

Freelancing

Ana Sofia Correia 

Gained in Translation

Ivana Turek

Getting Your Foot in the Door

Wendy Kingdom / Amy Whereat

Good Writing Practice

Pablo Izquierdo / 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

Tiziana von Bruchhausen

Pharmacovigilance

Clare ChangZuo Yen Lee 

Regulatory Matters

Sam Hamilton

Regulatory Public Disclosure

Louisa Ludwig-Begall / Sarah Kabani

The Crofter: Sustainable Communications

Jeff Blair / Luiza Ventura

Veterinary Writing

Editors Emeritus

Elise Langdon-Neuner

Phil Leventhal

Layout Designer

Chris Monk