Official blog of the AMA Manual of Style
AMA Style Insider is the official blog of the AMA Manual of Style and features quizzes, interviews, and ruminations on style, usage, and punctuation. Brought to you by the JAMA Network.
Do Changes Actually Create Change?
Part of the purpose of the AMA Style Insider is to report on changes made in the AMA Manual of Style that aim to improve not only the editing process but also advance ethics and equity in medical publishing.
New Mpox Name for Monkeypox Disease
The recent outbreak of monkeypox disease (caused by the monkeypox virus), like COVID-19 and other pathogens before it, raised concern about disease names, particularly those that could negatively affect particular nations, populations, or animals.
Updated Guidance on Reporting Race and Ethnicity: Let’s Start With the Why
I have used many adjectives to describe myself, but I’ve never referred to myself as other. When teachers called my name during morning attendance, I responded by saying “Here.” I never said, “Invisible.”
A Blueprint for Science Editing
As a high school student, I stumbled across A Blueprint for Teen-Age Living in a recessed shelf of the library. The book was older than I was with a spine unbroken. Despite these red flags, I believed this William C. Menninger author might have some wisdom for the ages.
The Biting Edge of Science
After reading Gabriel’s last post regarding modern preconceptions of premodern physicians and caregivers, I was reminded of an old New Yorker article on leeches that I had only recently read.
Magic or Medicine?
I am a serious news junkie these days, and I am never satisfied by the stripped-down daily brief or casual perusal of the headlines. I want the digging-into-the-deep-marrow kind of in-depth reporting that seems to be in decline in our instant-gratification-obsessed culture.