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Emma Wilkinson

Sheffield
As seen in: The BMJ, Cell Press, Pulse Magazine, The Pharmaceutical Journal, The Limbic
Covers:  Health, medicine, science, NHS, public health, pharmacy
Award-winning freelance health journalist @pulsetoday, @bmj_latest, @PJOnline_News. Co-founder @freelancingfor. Vice-chair @mjauk. Runs up hills for fun.

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I have worked as a freelance journalist for more than a decade specialising in biosciences, medicine, and health policy.

Before choosing the freelance route, I was a manuscript editor at The Lancet Oncology, clinical reporter at Pulse, and health reporter at BBC News online.

I write news and features for a wide range of outlets - print and digital - including medical journals and B2B publications.

I co-host the Freelancing for Journalists podcast and am co-author of the Freelancing for Journali…

Emma Wilkinson’s Journalist Portfolio

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NHS hospitals not equipped to follow own advice on smoking cessation: audit

NHS hospitals not equipped to follow own advice on smoking cessation: audit

The NHS is missing many opportunities to help people quit smoking, the British Thoracic Society has warned af…

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Rheumatology clinics struggling to review patients annually: audit

Rheumatology clinics struggling to review patients annually: audit

Only 43% of new inflammatory arthritis patients have had an annual review, new audit data suggests. Less than…

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Post-Covid clinics underway for those with ongoing symptoms after discharge

Post-Covid clinics underway for those with ongoing symptoms after discharge

Clinicians around the country are doing their first face-to-face follow-up clinics for patients who recoverin…

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Rheumatology departments facing uphill battle as 'normality' returns

Rheumatology departments facing uphill battle as 'normality' returns

As staff redeployment ends and hospitals restart routine care, the limbic talks to rheumatologists about the …

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Treat-to-target still in 'too hard basket' for PsA

Treat-to-target still in 'too hard basket' for PsA

Barriers to rheumatologists adopting a treat-to-target approach in psoriatric arthritis (PsA), include lack o…

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How mental health services are adapting to provide care in the pandemic

How mental health services are adapting to provide care in the pandemic

Emma Wilkinson talks to healthcare workers who are trying to ensure that vulnerable psychiatric patients do n…

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Infant formula poisonings expose weaknesses in UK checks and regulation, report finds

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By Emma Wilkinson
| The BMJ
After dozens of babies in the UK fell ill after a tainted formula scare, campaigners are demanding tighter checks on products.
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England Athletics promotion of medical knee procedure to runners on eve of London Marathon is condemned by experts

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By Emma Wilkinson
| The BMJ
England Athletics’ promotion of a knee pain procedure not recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has been criticised by experts. The concern comes as tens of thousands of runners are expected to participate in the 2026 London Marathon. An email titled “Running stronger for longer: supporting your knee health” promoted Arthrosamid, an injectable hydrogel for osteoarthritis, which is available through private clinics in the UK.
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What doctors need to know about meningitis B now

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By Emma Wilkinson
| The BMJ
News & Views What doctors need to... What doctors need to know about meningitis B now Feature BMJ 2026; 392 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.s537 Cite this as: BMJ 2026;392:s537 Speed is of the essence in recognising and treating invasive meningococcal disease, of which there is an outbreak in young people in Kent caused by group B meningococcus bacteria (MenB).
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