Directory: Medical & Healthcare News and Information Services [Lincolnshire Post-Polio Network]

Medical & Healthcare News and Information Services

Medical & Healthcare News and Information Services Index

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Medical and Healthcare News Services

BBC Online News - Health | Reuters Health eLine | King's Fund Health and Social Care Resources

BBC Online News - Health
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/default.htm: BBC Online News is updated around the clock. Covers both UK and World news. As always, bear in mind that news stories should be read not only with interest but also with a measure of 'healthy doubt'.

Reuters Health eLine
http://www.reutershealth.com/: The bulk of Reuter's medical and healthcare information/news services are now subscription only. However, they do provide a small selection of news items on a daily basis at no charge. The usual caveat applies, i.e. the process of interpreting and condensing information for the 'newswire' can lead to distortions. Hence, no medical news item from any source should be taken at face value.
"Reuters Health eLine, a consumer-oriented medical news service, delivers the top clinically relevant healthcare news featuring stories on men, women and children's health, diet, exercise, treatment advances and disease management. This daily news feed of approximately 15 stories per day provides consumers with in-depth medical information that is easy to understand."

King's Fund Health and Social Care Resources
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/: A major new online resource for everyone interested in health and social care was launched today by the King's Fund. With hundreds of free publications, articles and briefings, and links to over 2000 related organisations, the new King's Fund website aims to be a vital source of information for policy makers, managers, professionals, media and the public.

Medical and Healthcare Information Services

BioMedNet
http://www.bmn.com
was http://biomednet.com/: The BioMedNet web site closed on 30 June 2004. However, it still lists links to content and services that were previously available on BioMedNet.

Dr. Koop
http://www.drkoop.com/: General health information site.

Healthworks Online
http://www.healthworks.co.uk/: Health and medical information for Health professionals: MEDLINE, newsletters and CD-ROM's.

Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/
was http://www.mayohealth.org/
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research: "This site is directed by a team of Mayo physicians, scientists, writers and educators. We update Mayo Clinic every weekday to bring you the most relevant health information."

MedConnect
http://www.medconnect.com/
Information Services Division of Medical Network Inc. (MNI): "An online hub for physicians and other health care professionals, MedConnect has published medical information since 1994. A group of emergency medicine, primary care, and pediatric physicians recognized the potential of the World Wide Web to encourage communication between colleagues and make educational materials interactive. The first provider of CME on the web, MedConnect has grown to include literature reviews, cases of the month, featured articles, journal clubs, board reviews, free Medline, teaching files with ECGs, x-rays, and CAT scans, and more. This information is presented in separate journals of emergency medicine, pediatrics, managed care, and primary care. Journals in women's health, mental health, geriatrics, and cardiology are in development."
See also HealthAtoZ, MNI's consumer-oriented site. It features news updates, patient education, and "the most comprehensive search engine in health and medicine".

Medical Matrix
http://www.medmatrix.org/Index.asp
Healthtel Corporation: "Ranked, Peer Reviewed, Annotated, Updated Clinical Medicine Resources plus Medline, Journals, Textbooks, News, Rx Assist, CME, Stat Search, Patient Education and Symposia via RealAudio®."
Subscription service - no longer free of charge.

Medscape
http://www.medscape.com/
Medscape, Inc.: "Medscape is the leading interactive, multi-specialty, commercial Web service for clinicians and consumers. At their site you will find thousands of articles that are Web-enhanced for online browsing. The articles can also be easily downloaded if you prefer to do your reading offline.

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Last modification: 30th April 2009.
Last information content change: 24th July 2005.