Health writing skills

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

Although health writing demands rigour for scientific and medical accuracy, creativity is still an essential aspect of the writing process.

The health writers of the past were tasked with promoting very different medical treatments and had a smaller range of mediums to utilise.

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?

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

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

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

Analysing articles written by award-winning writers, recognised for their superior storytelling abilities, can help you enhance your health writing skills.

If you’re planning to write a summary of a published journal article from a peer-reviewed medical journal, consider these suggestions to help guide your writing.

The appeal to authority implies that an expert’s opinion is a universal truth, and it’s a tactic many writers use – often in the absence of evidence – despite it being somewhat of a logical fallacy.

Although it’s ideal to aim to read the latest news and developments in research on a daily basis – or at least a few times per week – you may feel you’re not able to keep up with research if you don’t have clear strategies in place.

As medical writers, we have to balance what we can and can’t say in terms of legal guidelines and patient information.