Make Sense Health
Rachel PascalMedical and health writer since 2012. Creator of the SENSE framework. Writing about health information from the inside, for the people who read it and the people who create it. Subscribe ↓
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 67 | Founded | 9 months ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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TLAMW 7: How Medical Writers Write For The Person, Not The Subject
Think Like A Medical Writer— October 2026
Each month, Make Sense Health takes one big question about health information and explores it from several angles — always through the lens of the SENSE framework. This month: why do people believe...
The other thing I write — and why 60% of subscribers open every issue
If you’ve found your way to Make Sense Health, you probably know that this is where I write about health information: how it gets made, how it travels, and how to make sense of it when it reaches you.
Make Sense Health is a reader-supporte...
On staying visible when the pipeline is full
October has been a quieter month than September for me.
A quieter pipeline used to feel like a warning sign. But, now I recognise it as something else — space to go deeper, to think more carefully, to do the kind of work that suffers when...
Two Numbers That Should Worry Everyone Who Creates Health Content
Each month, Make Sense Health takes one big question about health information and explores it from several angles — always through the lens of the SENSE framework. This month: why do people believe science matters, but not to them? And, wha...
On patient voice, and what it costs when it’s missing
I’m at a rare disease summit this week. I’ll be attending and taking notes, writing a report, and supporting members of the patient community to develop their talking points for an upcoming meeting.
I was here last year too. And that conti...
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