
How to Write a Perfect Pitch: Getting Into Health Journalism (Plus, Where to Pitch Your First Story)
For many medical writers, health journalism is easy to romanticise – at least, it was for me. I wanted to be a journalist when I
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For many medical writers, health journalism is easy to romanticise – at least, it was for me. I wanted to be a journalist when I
If you’ve ever worked day in, day out on a healthcare campaign or a set of articles just to have the effort fall on deaf

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If you work in clinical research, communication often has to fit around everything else. Between managing data, timelines, approvals, and multiple stakeholders, writing can slip

Learn how to write a medical case study for clients. Practical guidance, flexible formats, and real examples for freelance medical writers.

December 2025 At the start of this year, I typed a short list of goals into my phone notes. Nothing fancy. No vision board. Just
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