Acronyms are thrown around in reports and conferences, especially by non-governmental organizations. Understanding these acronyms is key to writing a good health story. Though they serve a purpose for ...

Emily F. Peters ([email protected]) is the author of Procedure: Women Remaking Medicine; publisher of health care books at Procedure Press; and CEO of Uncommon Bold, a San Francisco, California–based ...

Prescription abbreviations like qd, hs, or bid can sometimes be found on your medication labels. These abbreviations are derived from the Latin words for "every day," "at bedtime," and "twice daily," ...

One thing we've learned here at Goats and Soda is that the world of global health and development is swimming in abbreviations/initialisms. We try not to use them in ...