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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


A Guide to Making the Most of a Professional or Academic Conference
It’s officially conference season in North America, and we recently returned from presenting at the American Medical Writers Association...
Heather Duncan
Nov 8, 20244 min read


The Role of Health Literacy in Mitigating the Impact of Health Disparities
Health disparities are a pervasive issue in healthcare, manifesting in differences in health outcomes across various population groups....

Navjot Buttar
Oct 8, 20244 min read


A Spooky October Round-Up of Horror Novels for Public Health Professionals
It’s rare that a scientific paper produces feelings of fear, revulsion, and fascination in equal measures - but just in time for spooky...
Heather Duncan
Sep 30, 20244 min read


The Promise of Interdisciplinary Communication in Healthcare, Biomedical Research, and Public Health
This is part one of a new series on developments in biomedical science. Each month we will be choosing and reviewing an example of a new...

Patrick Murphy
Sep 9, 20244 min read


Mpox, Public Health Emergencies, and the Challenges of Communicating Risk
Now that the world is officially in the midst of another public health emergency, this time prompted by an epidemic of clade 1b mpox in...
Heather Duncan
Aug 20, 20244 min read


Introducing Our Co-Founders with a Public Health and Science Resource Round-Up
As we expand the reach and scope of our blog, M&D co-founder S. Patrick Murphy will now be regularly contributing on issues related to...
Heather Duncan
Aug 5, 20244 min read


A Data Analyst’s Guide to Using ChatGPT
Regardless of your profession, artificial intelligence will almost certainly impact the work you do in some way. While AI has provoked...
Heather Duncan
Jul 15, 20244 min read


Paxlovid Is a Communications Failure
Paxlovid, the brand name for a combination therapy consisting of ritonavir and nirmatrelvir, is an oral antiviral medication available...
Heather Duncan
Jun 28, 20244 min read
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