Industry Insights: MedComms 8th September
Industry Insights MedComms: 08/09/24 In this week’s medical communications insights, we discuss trending topics that we believe are helpful for content creation and improvement. Where do healthcare professionals go to find medical information?Avant Healthcare conducted a survey involving 401 healthcare professionals (HCPs) of different backgrounds (physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners), generations and specialties. […]
Industry Insights: Healthcare 29th August
Industry Insights Healthcare: 29/08/24 This week’s insights focus on three of the latest findings and developments in the healthcare industry. Encoding genes outside the genome: Is it possible?A new study by researchers at Columbia University revealed that bacteria can create free-floating and temporary genes that exist outside of their genomes. The researchers discovered this phenomenon […]
Industry Insights: AI 21st August
Industry Insights AI: 21/08/24 This round of insights explores recent discussions on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on medical education, publishing and clinical documentation. Is AI becoming an essential part of medical education?In a recent podcast published by the American Medical Association (AMA), speakers discuss how medical schools are increasingly incorporating AI into […]
Industry Insights: MedComms 15th August
Industry Insights MedComms: 15/08/24 In this week’s medical communications insights, we highlight topics that we deem helpful for improving content creation and publication planning. The benefits of microlearning in Continuing Medical Education (CME) In a recent webinar posted on NetworkPharma.tv, speakers discuss insights, benefits and good practices related to microlearning in Continuing Medical Education […]
Industry Insights: Healthcare 7th August
Industry Insights Healthcare: 07/08/24 In this week’s insight, we will briefly summarise three of the latest developments in the healthcare industry. Wegovy® (semaglutide), the new weight-loss drug, becomes available in AustraliaNovo Nordisk’s Wegovy®, a new semaglutide brand for weight loss, will be available in Australia from August 2024. Wegovy® is approved for chronic weight management […]
Industry Insights: MedComms 27th July
Industry Insights MedComms: 27/07/24 This week’s insight focuses on soft skills in medical writing, as discussed in the latest issue of the EMWA’s Medical Writing journal. Soft complementing hard: the skills required in today’s medical writing landscape The ‘hard’ skills in medical writing involve the scientific and technical skills that writers acquire through education, experience, […]
Industry Insights: AI 19th July
Industry Insights AI: 19/07/24 The Impact of Generative AI on Writing and Reviewing Documents for Health Authorities like the FDAAuthor Gregory Cuppan has emphasised how generative AI has the potential to revolutionise regulatory writing by improving efficiency, accuracy, and compliance for health authorities like the FDA and EMA. The document review process is not only […]
Industry Insights: MedComms 8th July
Industry Insights MedComms: 08/07/24 This industry insight will focus on ClinicalTrials.gov, a vital clinical trials registry managed by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM). The website has recently undergone modernisation, with the classic version of ClinicalTrials.gov being retired on June 25, 2024. ClinicalTrials.gov now lists 500,534 studies with locations in 222 countries. You […]
Industry Insights: Healthcare 28th June
Industry Insights Healthcare: 28/06/24 Here are three briefly summarised articles to help keep you informed of the latest developments in the industry. Novo Nordisk announces 4.1 billion USD investment to expand US manufacturing capacity Novo Nordisk has announced a $4.1 billion investment to construct a second fill and finishing manufacturing facility in Clayton, North Carolina. […]
Industry Insights: MedComms 19th June
Industry Insights MedComms: 19/06/24 In this week’s insights, we highlight topics in the medical publishing industry that we think are helpful for ongoing professional development. Happy MedComms Day 2024! The annual MedComms Day event was initiated in 2012 by Peter Llewellyn, Director of NetworkPharma. This year, it was celebrated on the 12th June, with the […]
Industry Insights: Healthcare 9th June
Industry Insights Healthcare: 09/06/24 Here are three briefly summarised articles to help keep you informed of the latest developments in the industry. Moderna receives U.S. FDA Approval for RSV vaccine mRSEVIA Moderna has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved mRESVIA to protect adults aged 60 years and older from respiratory […]
Industry Insights: AI 28th May
Industry Insights AI: 28/05/24 This industry insight focuses on updates to Scopus AI and the recent buzz in the news about researchers possibly misusing large language models due to a surge in certain keywords. New Scopus AI updates for May 2024 Scopus AI keeps evolving thanks to feedback from its users. Since its launch in […]
