Despite ovarian cancer being the 7th most common cancer in women, many women are unaware of the symptoms, resulting in 2/3 of diagnoses being made after cancer has already spread. The common symptoms of ovarian cancer (constantly feeling bloated, abdominal, or pelvic pain, feeling full quickly after eating, or an increased need to urinate) can…
Over a year ago, I wrote my first blog post on my 10 top tips as a Medical Writer Intern. Looking back, it’s interesting to note that many of those tips still hold true now and are a good reminder of how far I have come as a writer (progressing from Intern to Junior Medical…
What is Turner syndrome? Turner syndrome is a female-only genetic disorder that affects approximately 1 in every 2,000 baby girls. Usually, females have two X sex chromosomes (‘XX’), however, girls born with Turner syndrome may only have one X chromosome (classic Turner syndrome) or two X chromosomes with one X chromosome being partly missing/incomplete (mosaic…
As I start my 7th week with Bham Pharma as a medical writing intern, I thought I would sit down and compile a list of top tips for starting out in medical writing. With no previous work experience within this sector, I was applying to medical writing positions from the outside looking in and found…