Words we use impact the way we think….

Of all the things that culturally take the world by storm, rarely is it a drug class. However, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have done just that.

The terms homeless, houseless, and unhoused have recently been receiving considerable attention. What do the terms homeless, houseless, and unhoused mean, and how do they differ? A deeper dive into the meanings of these words reveals that, although similar, they carry important distinctions.

This post advocates for a more nuanced and affirmative understanding of multilingual patients and their needs.

At the intersection of reporting completeness and avoiding wordiness stood the JAMA Network figure title. For years, the directive against naming the figure type in the figure title has been a core tenet of figure editing. All that changed in 2025.

When titling scientific articles, context matters, clarity takes precedence over creativity, and concision is key.

If you’re eating candy, it’s “3 Musketeers.”

If you’re reading about the friends of d’Artagnan, it’s The Three Musketeers.

The short answer is yes, but with a caveat: transparency is key.

Earlier this year, several small updates were made to the AMA Manual of Style that clarified some lingering questions that had left some editors potentially perplexed (or perhaps possibly puzzled!).

Although often regularly used in the past, the term committed suicide may imply that the act of suicide is criminal or morally wrong.