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Our top blogs and resources to help you write high-quality, engaging health content.

What are randomised controlled trials

Last Updated December 22, 2020 | 107 Shares

What are randomised controlled trials and why are they important?

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.

Filed Under: Health writing skills

Systematic reviews and meta analyses

Last Updated December 22, 2020 | 175 Shares

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.

Filed Under: Health writing skills

Cure or treatment - what's the difference?

Last Updated December 22, 2020 | 42 Shares

Cure or treatment – what’s the difference?

What’s the difference between a cure and a treatment? We break it down.

Filed Under: Health writing skills

7 trusted medical journal search engines

Last Updated December 27, 2020 | 96 Shares

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.

Filed Under: Health writing skills

How people read your online content

Last Updated December 20, 2020 | 303 Shares

How people read your online content

Let’s take a closer look at a few studies about how people generally read your online content.

Filed Under: Health writing skills

5 useful editing and proofreading tools

Last Updated February 24, 2021 | 31 Shares

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.

Filed Under: Health writing skills

Resources to help you start a health blog

Last Updated December 22, 2020 | 120 Shares

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?

Filed Under: Health blogging, Health writing skills

5 tips for effective referencing in consumer health writing

Last Updated December 22, 2020 | 45 Shares

Referencing and citations in consumer writing

Have you ever been confused about how to reference a piece of consumer health writing?

Filed Under: Health writing skills

Uploaded ToTips for finding health article ideas when you need a little inspiration

Last Updated December 22, 2020 | 9 Shares

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.

Filed Under: Health writing skills

Marketing bizarre medical treatments from the past

Last Updated November 12, 2020 | 98 Shares

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.

Filed Under: Health writing skills

5 considerations when writing about research

Last Updated December 22, 2020 | 8 Shares

5 considerations when writing about research

We’ve discussed the importance of finding evidence from top medical journals, but how do you know which studies are worth including in your writing?

Filed Under: Health writing skills

6 health news apps that help you monitor breaking medical news

Last Updated December 27, 2020 | 25 Shares

6 health news apps that help you monitor breaking medical news

Downloading health news apps to your mobile device is a great way to access breaking health news articles.

Filed Under: Health writing skills

Uploaded ToThese 6 medical magazines can help you find trending research

Last Updated December 27, 2020 | 40 Shares

These 6 medical magazines can help you find trending research

Medical magazines can be a great source of information for keeping your knowledge of health news and trends current.

Filed Under: Health writing skills

6 leading general medicine journals to follow

Last Updated December 22, 2020 | 269 Shares

6 leading general medicine journals to follow

Here are 6 high-quality general medicine journals to follow. Why not add one of them to your reading repertoire this week?

Filed Under: Health writing skills

How to conduct expert interviews with confidence

Last Updated December 22, 2020

How to conduct expert interviews with confidence

Here are some coaching principles to help you conduct expert interviews with ease and have some fun in the process, as well.

Filed Under: Health writing skills, How to be a more confident writer

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