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 ...

For the sake of this story, I’d like to invent a new acronym: IAVS, which means, “I am very sorry.” The reason for the apology stems from a story I wrote last year, “28 Internet acronyms every parent ...

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 ...

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 ...