By Victoria Sahadevan Fossland, Medical Writer Information and data regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and a COVID-19 vaccine is changing rapidly. The information contained here is current as of August 11, 2020. Normally, vaccines require years from development to approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).1 Many people are wondering…
In this post, senior director of media production Mary Barlow looks to a timely Forbes article on COVID-19 to demonstrate how good medical writing enables audiences to absorb essential content the first time through.
Getting It Right From the Start Building a Better Onboarding Process When new employees have a positive and effective onboarding experience, it can have a tremendous impact on their future success. In fact, according to a research brief from the Brandon Hall Group, a strong onboarding process improves new hire…
By Janne Backman CEO and Founder, J.F.B Consulting I believe my own experience as a sales rep demonstrates that when hiring, life sciences companies can benefit from focusing on a candidate’s ability to communicate effectively and think critically, instead of focusing on years of experience in a specific therapeutic…
By Jim Kesslick Medical Writer For decades, cancer therapy comprised the standard triad of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. Recently, however, immunotherapy―the harnessing of a patient’s own immune system to attack cancerous cells―has emerged as a potentially lifesaving option for some patients who don’t respond to standard cancer therapy. As…
By Jim Kesslick Medical Writer New guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association Task Force released in November 2017 move the goalpost closer for the definition of hypertension. Let’s run through what to keep in mind when developing training and communications related to this…
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