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Medpage Today is a web-based medical news service provider which caters recent clinical news from relevant domain, scientific conference coverage etc primarily for medical and health professionals.[1] The service also offers CME/CE credits options for practicing physicians and medical students.[2]

History

The news service Medpage Today was funded by Robert S. Stern in March 2005.[3][4] In January 2010, the organization was provided approval for offering AAFP credits in collaboration with The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education.[5][6][7] The organization is based in New York City.[8]

On December 2010, the organization was acquired by Everyday Health.[9] In july 2011, Medpage today announced collaboration with American Heart Association for providing specialized newsletter services related to cardiovascular news for the concerned professional. The service was named Cardiovascular Daily.[10][11] In june 2017, Medpage started to collaborate with Endocrine society to commence a separate reading room in the specialized niche.[12]

The news service has been awarded Platinum eHealthcare Leadership Award multiple times in different categories.[13][14][15][16]

In News

During October 2017, Cheryl Clark of Medpage today wrote an independent statistical and clinical analysis on the rise of case of amputation for the patients suffering from diabetes from 2013 onwards.[17][18] This analysis invited mixed receptions from the different parts of the medical professionals.[19][20][21]

During 2011-2012 MedPage Today and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel jointly carried out an investigation on the 'questionable financial relationships' between the pharmaceutical companies which commercially produce narcotic painkillers and numerous nonprofit organizations who persistently advocate for the pain treatment. The investigation was further extended by the U.S. Senate Committee on its merit. Endorsing the findings of the journalistic investigation the chairman of the US Senate Committee Max Baucus remarked "It is clear that the United States is suffering from an epidemic of accidental deaths and addiction resulting from increased use of powerful narcotic painkillers .." [22][23][24][25]

  1. ^ "MedPage Today LLC - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  2. ^ "Get Free CME Credits with MedPage Today Weekly Education Update | Department of Medicine". deptmedicine.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  3. ^ "Projects In Knowledge - News". www.projectsinknowledge.com. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  4. ^ "Sunny Yudkoff, Adam Stern (Published 2012)". The New York Times. 2012-08-26. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  5. ^ Huang, Michael Bailou. "Research & Subject Guides: Medical Education: Continuing Medical Education". guides.library.stonybrook.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  6. ^ Enslow, Electra. "Library Guides: Continuing Medical Education (CME): Online Sources of CME". guides.lib.uw.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  7. ^ "Office of Continuing Professional Development". jeffline.jefferson.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  8. ^ "About Medpage Today". www.medpagetoday.com. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  9. ^ "Everyday Health buys MedPage Today in play for professional space". MM&M - Medical Marketing and Media. 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  10. ^ "MedPage Today Announces Relationship with The American Heart Association". FierceHealthcare. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  11. ^ "Everyday Health buys MedPage Today in play for professional space". MM&M - Medical Marketing and Media. 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  12. ^ "Endocrine Society partners with MedPage Today to Deliver Unique Content Offering | Endocrine Society". www.endocrine.org. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  13. ^ "Endocrine Society partners with MedPage Today to Deliver Unique Content Offering | Endocrine Society". www.endocrine.org. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  14. ^ "MedPage Today(R) Wins Platinum eHealthcare Leadership Award". www.medindia.net. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  15. ^ "Inline XBRL Viewer". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  16. ^ "Clinical Correlations Awarded Platinum eHealthcare Leadership Award – Clinical Correlations". Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  17. ^ "Diabetic Amputation Rates Soar in California, Nationally". www.medpagetoday.com. 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  18. ^ Clark, Cheryl (2017-10-02). "National experts and state lawmaker react to diabetes amputation increase". inewsource. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  19. ^ "About the Dangers of Invokana®". Drug And Device Watch. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  20. ^ "Drug Injury Watch". Drug Injury Watch. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  21. ^ admin. "Annual Review: Diabetes | Medpage Today". Retrieved 2020-12-18.
  22. ^ M.S, Maurice Vahedifar, D. M. D. Discussions, on Treatment of TMJ Disorders, Orofacial Pain, & Dysfunction, TMD Secondary Headaches, Dental Sleep Medicine. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-329-21539-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ "MedPage Today/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Series Triggers Senate Investigation". www.medpagetoday.com. 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  24. ^ "Is your doctor banned from practicing in other states? State licensing systems keep patients in the dark". projects.jsonline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  25. ^ "Wisconsin". Association of Health Care Journalists. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
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