Where to Find Medical News Online
You can learn a lot by pouring over print journals and textbooks, but the most up-to-date information is often located online. There are several different sites devoted to publishing medical news for med students, physicians, and other healthcare professionals. Here are ten sites to explore when you’re looking for the most current information.
Reuters Health – Reuters Health is an internationally recognized provider of medical and healthcare news. Stories are written by Reuters’ journalists and include information for physicians, healthcare industry professionals, and consumers.
Medscape – This WebMD site offers articles, a primary-source medical journal, journal commentary, expert columns, and other content for medical professionals. Medscape also provides a weekly email newsletter, access to more than 100 medical journals and textbooks, and up-to-date medical news from multiple sources.
MedPage Today – MedPage Today provides physician news from a clinical perspective. New articles are added daily and are sorted by specialty so that it is easy to find what you’re looking for.
MedlinePlus – MedlinePlus provides medical information and current health news from the National Library of Medicine the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other health-related organizations. Other site features include medical encyclopedias, dictionaries, and directories.
JAMA – The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) publishes a weekly journal with peer-reviewed articles. The online version of JAMA also includes reader responses, audio commentary, podcasts, patient pages, and other news-related materials.
The Lancet – One of the world’s leading clinical medicine and public health journals, The Lancet publishes medical news, original research, and reviews online and through a print edition. The online version of The Lancet also features podcasts and an audio archive of the journal.
BMJ – The BMJ (British Medical Journal) provides the latest in original research, education, and news through their website. It is one of the few medical journals that publishes information online before it is made available through the print edition.
Medical News Today – This site publishes hourly medical news from a wide variety of reputable organizations, including JAMA, BMJ, Lancet, and BMA. Medical News Today also has a team of medical writers that create original news posts and articles for the site.
EurekAlert! – Operated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), this news site focuses mainly on science news but also provides a special section just for medicine and health news.
Pharmamotion – This blog is written by an MD and pharmacology instructor. Postings include non-biased information about new drugs, side effects, and other topics in clinical pharmacology.
Guest post from education writer Karen Schweitzer. Karen is the About.com Guide to Business School. She also writes about online schools for OnlineSchool.net.
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