Not all medical journals for healthcare professionals are peer-reviewed (articles published in the journal are reviewed by experts in the field for scientific accuracy and integrity before being published) or technically-oriented journals. Some journals are written to give healthcare professionals brief updates on the latest medical information. Biomedical writers are needed to compile this information for healthcare professionals into stories that are accurate and brief, yet informative.

Medical news for the general public

Scientific and medical information can be educational and fun for the general public, if it is approached in a certain way. Biomedical journalists/writers learn to write for the general public. They may write for the Health section of a daily newspaper or for popular magazines (eg, Discover, Popular Science, Men's Health, etc.). Biomedical journalists compose stories that relate medical and health information to the general public that is both entertaining, informative, and educational.

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