Honing Editing Skills Through Practice and Collaboration
Are you working as a full-time editor or aspiring to become one? Or maybe you regularly edit your own work as a writer? No matter what your position or tasks … Read more
Damiana Chiavolini, MS, PhD
Honing Editing Skills Through Practice and Collaboration
Are you working as a full-time editor or aspiring to become one? Or maybe you regularly edit your own work as a writer? No matter what your position or tasks … Read more
Contamination, Infection, and Infectious Disease (Are Not the Same!)
As a researcher and educator in microbiology and infectious diseases, I often came across the incorrect use of terms related to microorganisms and their activities. As a medical communicator, I … Read more
A Book About the Making of an Artificial Heart
I recently had the privilege of co-chairing the 2024 John P. McGovern Award Lectureship, the most important event of the American Medical Writers Association Southwest Chapter. Mimi Swartz, an executive … Read more
Shortening Sentences
In a previous post, we discussed how removing unnecessary words can help writers create clear, concise, and engaging content for a wide range of readers. Shortening sentences is another helpful … Read more
The Importance of Including Expert Quotes
An important skill in health writing is the ability to integrate the insight, opinion, and research of experts. While not every article type may feature quotes from experts, incorporating the … Read more
Person-Centered Language in Health and Medical Writing
As medical communicators, we should keep in mind that patients have unprecedented access to health, medical, and scientific content. Let’s remember that we’re all patients! We should consistently use language … Read more
Can AI Help Us Overcome Writer’s Block?
In a recently published post, Kelly highlighted some of the ways writers can use AI tools. She talked about how these tools can assist with tasks, such as content generation … Read more
Find the Time and Motivation to Write
Many of us choose to become medical writers because we truly enjoy writing. However, working in medical communications involves managing multiple tasks and responsibilities, which can divert our attention from the … Read more
Inoculate, Immunize, and Vaccinate
You may see inoculate, immunize, and vaccinate used interchangeably, but in the context of infection and immunity these words have different meanings. Inoculate means introducing a substance (a vaccine, microorganism, or … Read more
Microbial Nomenclature: Bridging the Gap Between Complexity and Clarity
Writing about biology and other scientific topics involves navigating and communicating the complexity and diversity of living organisms. How can we ensure that the features of these organisms are conveyed … Read more