How to start networking and build lifelong connections (and friends) in the medical writing industry.
How to write about advances in medicine
Not all medical breakthroughs are truly breakthroughs. Does that mean they’re not worthy of being reported on?
Cure or treatment – what’s the difference?
What’s the difference between a cure and a treatment? We break it down.
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.
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.
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.
11 ways to use your health writing skills in different industries
You may not realise that there are many opportunities for health & medical writing work beyond specific industry roles.
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.
Get your first article published with these 5 tips
Do you have an idea for a health article but don’t know how to take the next step? Are you looking for ways to share your passion for health with others?
9 award-winning health articles every health writer should read
Analysing articles written by award-winning writers, recognised for their superior storytelling abilities, can help you enhance your health writing skills.
6 common characteristics of successful health bloggers
When you take a closer look at the best of the best health bloggers, it becomes clear they share many key attributes. Here are 6 of their most common characteristics.
Exploring the appeal to authority in health 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.