Abstract

Medical communications have particpated in the recent development and expansion of the broad field of communications. There are two distinct areas of interest in the field of medical communications—namely, that of academic writing, tailored to the needs of the medical profession and more recently the needs of public health and the other technical medical writing—geared to the needs of the pharmaceutical and medical advertising professions. Both areas have special needs and special techniques for solving these needs. One recent innovation in medical writing has been that of health books written in interview fashion for the general public. Some typographical aids to readers are also suggested in this paper.