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Writing & Editing

Contamination, Infection, and Infectious Disease (Are Not the Same!)

April 10, 2025May 24, 2024 Damiana Chiavolini, MS, PhD

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

Categories Precise Language, Writing & Editing Tags Health Writing, Word Usage, Writing and Editing 1 Comment

A Book About the Making of an Artificial Heart

May 22, 2024May 16, 2024 Damiana Chiavolini, MS, PhD

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

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Shortening Sentences

May 22, 2024May 9, 2024 Damiana Chiavolini, MS, PhD

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

Categories Writing & Editing Tags Health Writing, Quick Tips, Writing and Editing 3 Comments

The Real Threat of AI to Medical Communicators (Part 1)

January 27, 2025May 1, 2024 J. Kelly Byram, MS, MBA, ELS
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After an earlier mini blog post, How Can Writers Use AI, that briefly discussed some ways medical writers use generative AI, Damiana shared how she uses AI to overcome the … Read more

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The Importance of Including Expert Quotes

May 22, 2024April 25, 2024 Damiana Chiavolini, MS, PhD

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

Categories Writing & Editing Tags Health Writing, Writing and Editing 2 Comments

Person-Centered Language in Health and Medical Writing

May 22, 2024April 18, 2024 Damiana Chiavolini, MS, PhD

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

Categories Writing & Editing Tags Health Writing, Word Usage 1 Comment

Can AI Help Us Overcome Writer’s Block?

July 2, 2025April 11, 2024 Damiana Chiavolini, MS, PhD

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

Categories Artificial Intelligence, Writing & Editing Tags Artificial Intelligence, Writing and Editing 2 Comments

Find the Time and Motivation to Write 

May 22, 2024April 4, 2024 Damiana Chiavolini, MS, PhD

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

Categories Writing & Editing Tags Health Writing, Quick Tips, Writing and Editing 1 Comment

How Can Writers Use AI?

January 27, 2025March 29, 2024 J. Kelly Byram, MS, MBA, ELS
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Many medical writers began asking this question when ChatGPT became accessible to consumers in November 2022. The first answer is that medical writers, along with almost everyone else, were already … Read more

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Inoculate, Immunize, and Vaccinate

April 10, 2025March 20, 2024 Damiana Chiavolini, MS, PhD

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

Categories Precise Language, Writing & Editing Tags Journal Articles, Word Usage, Writing and Editing 1 Comment
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