The deadline for the 2016 MJA awards is 7pm on Thursday, April 21. Please do not expect an extension — you will be disappointed. However if you need a little…
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Confused? You won’t be. We’ve had questions about the “Broadcast Journalist of the year” category in this year’s award. So to clarify: you can enter TV programmes, items within TV…
Herding Hemingway’s cats, Kat Arney Bloomsbury Sigma £14.88 A review by Geoff Watts Some authors favour titles that spell out their wares unambiguously. A Field Guide to the Birds of…
Robert Hunt is the voluntary public relations officer for the charity NMO-UK Research Foundation. NMO – Neuromyelitis Optica – is a serious disabling condition affecting the nervous system, particularly the…
A new journalist-led ‘match-making’ service connecting journalists looking for case histories to small businesses, individuals and micro charities has been launched. Miss Dashwood’s Register, founded by former MJA chair Victoria Lambert, will…
Any new outlet for health and medical journalism is welcome, but the launch of The Hippocratic Post — the world’s first global blogging site specialising in medical issues — is…
MJA founder member, Alfie Browne, recalled by MJA member, Nick Timmins To be commemorated with a packed funeral and multiple well-written obituaries, one must live fast, be famous and die…
Dr Nick Stafford Dr Nick Stafford is a highly committed and engaging psychiatrist with nearly 20 years’ experience. Within his career he has combined clinical experience with medical features writing,…
Kieran Dudden I am a medical student from the University of Manchester currently taking an intercalation in medical journalism at the University of Westminster. I have front line experience of…
Increase in membership fees – a note from your Chair, Lawrence McGinty: First, the good news. The MJA membership fee has remained unchanged (at £40 for full members) for a…
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