Medical and Technical Writing

I craft clear, reader-friendly content and stories from technical subject matter.

As freelance medical reporter, I wrote 600- to 2000-word stories on breaking news on treatment and clinical research on cancer, diabetes, nutrition, practice management, and other areas. These publications deliver information to health care professionals and keep them informed and to improve patient health.

“Secondhand smoke remains strong cancer risk in smokers’ children,” Healio.com. This first sample article draws from a large prospective international study, which reported of a 1.3-fold increased risk in respiratory cancer among smokers’ children, along with other findings.

“Compensation is up for hem/oncs, but so are costs,” Hem/Onc Today. Salaries among oncologists are quite good, I write in this practice management article. But, as in all practices, there are variables that cut into compensation, some manageable, some fixed. For hematologists and oncologists, the increase in supply costs has been increasing.

“Applying for Grants: Crossing t’s, dotting i’s, accepting criticism,” Hem/Onc Today. This practice management feature takes readers through the National Institutes of Health grant application process. Includes a sidebar, “Tips for Creating a First-Quadrant Application.”

“Relatives of PCOS risk glucose intolerance, ” Endocrine Today. This story reports on results from a Turkish study that immediate relatives of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may be at high risk of glucose intolerance and insulin resistance.

“Patients respond to PS341 in promising trial results,” Healio.com. Report on a phase 2 study on the targeted therapy agent PS-341 on patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, as reported by researchers presenting at a meeting of the American Society of Hematology.

“Parents, professionals disagree on outpatient oral antibiotics for children,” Healio.com. This practice management article discusses a Canadian study that compared the frequency and probability of medical professionals who would choose outpatient oral antibiotic courses of treatment versus parents of children receiving chemotherapy.

“GLP-1 agonists increase blood pressure and heart rate in mice,” Healio.com. This article reports on a Beth Israel study on Glucagon-like peptide, or GLP-1. Researchers found dose-dependent increases in mean arterial-blood pressure and heart rate in rats.

With periodicals librarian Steve Black, I co-wrote “Here Today, Here Tomorrow: On the Lifespan of the Literary Magazine,” a data-driven piece that compared the lifespan of literary magazines compared to other periodicals over a 14-year period.

More medical and technical writing

“How the Human Genome Project will change medicine,” Hem/Onc Today.

“Pemetrexed plus cisplatin prolongs survival in treatment of mesothelioma,” Hem/Onc Today.

“Peptide treatment prevents dwarfism in mice,” Endocrine Today.

“Number of palliative programs increasing, survey says,” Hem/OncToday.