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Where Can We Direct the Public for Reliable Health Information?
Public trust in our government health agencies is at an all-time low. Recent polling by the Kaiser Family Foundation , for example, shows...
Heather Duncan
May 13, 20253 min read


When the Predator Becomes Prey: Fighting Back against Predatory Journals with John H. McCool
John H. McCool is Chief Scientific Editor at Precision Scientific Editing, LLC . He has edited over 1,500 scientific manuscripts for top...

John H. McCool
May 5, 20254 min read


Does Public Health Have a Language Problem?
Photo by Nick Fewings In a recent interview with journalist Ben Meiselas, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear spoke at length on the failure of...
Heather Duncan
Apr 18, 20254 min read


Gain Knowledge, Gain Power: How to Invest in Yourself in a Time of Crisis
Recent cuts to the NIH, CDC, NOAA, and other federal agencies that support scientific research in the U.S. have thrown the scientific...
Heather Duncan
Mar 19, 20255 min read


Rebuilding Trust in Science and Public Health through Podcasting
Camille Ledoux, PhD As the chaos unfolding at the federal level continues to threaten the future of science and public health in the...

Camille Ledoux, PhD
Mar 11, 20254 min read


Is Laughter Our Best Weapon?
We’ve all heard the cliché that laughter is the best medicine. Of course, in public health we don’t take that literally, because we...
Heather Duncan
Feb 23, 20254 min read


The Age of Insecurity: Science in the MAGA Era
With the Trump administration's communications embargo on public health agencies and the recent purge of CDC datasets, access to...

Patrick Murphy
Feb 10, 20254 min read


Weathering the Storm: The Shifting Role of Medical and Science Communications in the U.S.
These days, it often feels like there is a seismic shift taking place in the biomedical sciences. With the incoming administration’s...

Patrick Murphy
Jan 1, 20253 min read


A Guide to Giving Effective Conference Presentations
A few weeks ago, we returned from presenting at the American Medical Writers Association annual conference. We have already provided some...
Heather Duncan
Nov 29, 20244 min read


Strength in Synergy: Rebuilding Trust Through Libraries and Public Health
M&D is collaborating with Rachel Wedeward of Miss Research to develop educational webinars to help public health professionals achieve...

Rachel Wedeward
Nov 26, 20243 min read
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