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Word Usage

Eliminating Idioms in Medical Communication

April 10, 2025January 9, 2024 Damiana Chiavolini, MS, PhD
anonymous female therapist and client sitting in armchairs during session in modern office

In medical communication, language is a vehicle to share knowledge and information, but also an important tool to communicate complex topics to non-expert audiences. Strong communication skills are essential for … Read more

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The Problem With “Often” & How to Avoid It

April 9, 2024December 5, 2023 J. Kelly Byram, MS, MBA, ELS

I was editing a document that summarized the research for a cancer drug. The writer had written:  Patients with stage III or IV disease often have a relapse.   I didn’t … Read more

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Why “Trending Toward Significance” Is Not a Thing 

April 9, 2024November 28, 2023 J. Kelly Byram, MS, MBA, ELS

Phrases such as “trending toward significance,” “approaching statistical significance,” “almost statistically significant,” or “on the brink of significance” should never be used to describe a P value. And yet you … Read more

Categories Writing & Editing Tags Presentation of Quantitative Information, Word Usage 3 Comments

Percent vs Percentage

April 10, 2025November 22, 2023 J. Kelly Byram, MS, MBA, ELS

The confusion around the use of the terms percent versus percentage can be addressed very easily.

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

Expendable Words

May 14, 2026November 19, 2023 Damiana Chiavolini, MS, PhD

Improve your writing with one of the most easily applied editing tools of the trade–removal of redundant and expendable words and phrases.

Categories Precise Language, Writing & Editing Tags Health Writing, Quick Tips, Word Usage, Writing and Editing 2 Comments

Word Choice for Non-Expert Audiences

April 10, 2025November 16, 2023 Damiana Chiavolini, MS, PhD

Word choice is a powerful tool for communicating effectively to lay audiences.

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Dose & Dosage

April 10, 2025October 20, 2023 J. Kelly Byram, MS, MBA, ELS

Although one frequently sees dose and dosage used interchangeably, these terms are not synonymous.

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