This second article in our series on clinical evidence will look at the types of RCTs that are valuable sources of evidence for medical writers.
Understanding systematic reviews and meta-analyses
This article is the first in a four-part series on different types of clinical evidence. The series is designed to help you understand how to write about different forms of evidence.
Cure or treatment – what’s the difference?
What’s the difference between a cure and a treatment? We break it down.
7 trusted medical journal search engines
When you’re sourcing evidence for your writing projects, it is essential you access recent credible health and medical information: Enter medical journal search engines.
How users read online: SEO tips for scannable content
Let’s take a closer look at a few studies about how people generally read your online content.
5 useful editing and proofreading tools
Editing and proofreading your own work isn’t always straightforward, so tools can work as a second pair of eyes.
How to get health writing experience
If you don’t have much – or any – health writing experience, it’s hard to know where to begin. In this post, you’ll learn strategies for building your experience.
How to start a health blog
You love writing, you’re passionate about a health topic and you want to share your health knowledge with the online world. Sound familiar?
5 essential things to do before you start freelancing
If you want to become a freelance health writer, it’s important to know where you’re going before you get started.
The strategy that helps you to stop procrastinating and start writing
One of the biggest hurdles for novice and experienced writers alike is getting started in front of a blank page.
Getting started: a medical student writer shares his top tips
As the next generation of doctors enters the field in our social media era, there’s never been a more challenging and exciting time to be a health professional.
Referencing and citations in consumer writing
Have you ever been confused about how to reference a piece of consumer health writing?
Tips for finding health article ideas when you need a little inspiration
Although health writing demands rigour for scientific and medical accuracy, creativity is still an essential aspect of the writing process.
20 health & medical writing associations and societies
Joining professional medical writing associations is a fantastic way to stay connected to the medical writing industry and network with other writers.
Historical medical marketing contains some scary health messages
The health writers of the past were tasked with promoting very different medical treatments and had a smaller range of mediums to utilise.