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Interactive Medical Cases at NEJM September 10, 2009

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medical journalism, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Web 2.0.
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Here is another new feature of the New England Journal of Medicine, one of those medical journals that embraced web 2.0 features in the early phase of the rise of social media.

Educators have long recognized that learning is enhanced and retention improves when the educational material is relevant and engaging and includes interaction. Building on the increasing capacity of the online environment, we are pleased to launch this week a new series of Interactive Medical Cases at NEJM.org.

The interactive cases are an extension of the Clinical Problem-Solving cases that we publish each month. These articles present clinical cases that are diagnostic puzzles. In the articles published in print, an expert clinician discussant responds to sequential clinical information as a case unfolds, eventually reaching a diagnosis. The interactive cases are designed to let the reader determine the diagnostic and treatment plans. The format recapitulates a clinical encounter by presenting the patient’s history with results of the physical examination and laboratory and radiographic tests.

Here is one example:

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How to Publish a Scientific Comment in 123 Easy Steps August 19, 2009

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Fun, Medical journalism, science.
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I will hopefully start PhD in the field of personalized genetics this October and just submitted my first manuscript to a genetics journal, so I’m getting closer to understand how scientific bureaucracy works. But now Prof. Rick Trebino (Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Physics) published a hilarious guide or timeline (pdf) about his own experiences.

The essence of science is reasoned debate. So, if you disagree with something reported in a scientific  paper, you can write a “Comment” on it.

Yet you don’t see many Comments.

Some believe that this is because journal editors are reluctant to publish Comments because Comments reveal their mistakes—papers they shouldn’t have allowed to be published in the first place. Indeed, scientists often complain that it can be very difficult to publish one. Fortunately, in this article, I’ll share with you my recent experience publishing a Comment, so you can, too.

3D Virtual Worlds for Health and Healthcare August 3, 2009

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medical journalism, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Second Life, Virtuality, Web 2.0.
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I’m a real fan of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research and they came up with something really innovative again. The newest issue focuses on how virtual worlds can be used in medicine and healthcare.

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I’ve been working in this field for years and it’s vibrating to see so many interesting projects in the virtual worlds.

Describing PLoS Medicine through Videos August 3, 2009

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in e-Science, Medical journalism, Open Access, science, Video, Web 2.0.
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Ginny Barbour, Chief Editor for PLoS Medicine talks about the beginnings and day to day operation of an online open access medical journal.

Cameron Neylon discusses how article-level metrics can make online research easier (I’ve recently covered - (HONcode certified) -this issue):

Other videos were also published:

Nature Genetics Blog: Back in Action May 5, 2009

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Blogging, genetics, Medical journalism, Web 2.0.
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Free Association, the blog of Nature Genetics, is back in action after half a year of silence. Now Myles Axton indexed the last couple of years’ worth of editorials at Nature Genetics. Most have been made freely accessible:

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Here are my choices:

New England Journal of Medicine: Facebook applications April 26, 2009

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Health, Health 2.0, Medical journalism, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Web 2.0.
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New England Journal of Medicine has always been one of those medical journals that are really open to the web 2.0 world. Almost 2 years ago, I wrote about a few of their projects:

Now they also created some Facebook applications. Though, I believe they should focus on Twitter instead of Facebook.

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Genome Medicine: New Journal from Biomed Central February 3, 2009

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in genetics, Genome, Medical journalism, Medicine, Personalized medicine, Pharmacogenomics.
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I added Genome Medicine Journal to the new free medical information tracking tool of Webicina, PeRSSonalized Medicine yesterday so it’s time to say a few words about it.

Genome Medicine is an online peer-reviewed journal which publishes open access research articles of outstanding quality in all areas of medicine studied from a genomic or post-genomic perspective. The journal will have a special focus on the latest technologies and findings that impact on the understanding and management of human health and disease.

In addition to publishing high-quality research, Genome Medicine serves the international research community as a forum for the discussion and critical review of information about all areas of medicine informed by genomic research.

Subjects include, but are not limited to:

  • Significant advances in the understanding of the genetics, genomics, and epigenetics of disease
  • Computational and systems approaches, including proteomics, metabolomics and transcriptomics, to the understanding and management of disease
  • Genomic epidemiology and public health genomics
  • The application of genomic and post-genomic technologies to clinical practice, with special emphasis on diagnostics and therapeutics
  • Personalized medicine
  • Ethical, social and legal issues relating to genomic medicine and personalized medicine

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This is the journal that provides content I feel totally close to my heart. So why you should follow it? It has an illustrious editorial board and some incredibly interesting articles such as:

Just to mention a few examples.

Here is the RSS feed of the latest articles.

RNA Biology Journal and Wikipedia December 20, 2008

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in DNA, e-Science, Medical journalism, science, Web 2.0, Wikipedia.
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A short post about the RNA Biology Journal that made a big step towards creating a really comprehensive and valuable encyclopaedia on the pages of Wikipedia.

Anyone submitting to a section of the journal RNA Biology will, in the future, be required to also submit a Wikipedia page that summarizes the work. The journal will then peer review the page before publishing it in Wikipedia.

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What a great idea! What a brave move!

  • Article authors should follow the guidelines and instructions described here.

If you need help with your Wikipedia article submission, just let me know. As a Wikipedia administrator, it would be my please to help you out.

(Source: Nature.com)

What’s on the web? (21 September 2008) September 21, 2008

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Health, Health 2.0, Medical journalism, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Radiology, Web 2.0, What's on the web?.
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  • Medbrains is another interesting effort to create a doctor social networking site using blogs. (Gruntdoc)

The Latest Issue of Future Medicine July 7, 2008

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Genetic testing, Medical journalism, Personalized medicine, Pharmacogenomics.
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Future Medicine is the only journal dedicated totally to personalized medicine. I share the table of contents and some interesting excerpts from the latest issue with you (some of the articles are free to access, some are not):

If pharmacogenomics is to reach primary-care clinical practice, the genetic knowledge, skills and attitudes of professionals have to be improved at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. A recent report has stressed the need for genetic education to infiltrate all aspects of healthcare, from undergraduate to continuing professional development for all healthcare practitioners.

The lack of adequate counseling and consequent misunderstanding of test results could lead to confusion and apprehension regarding results. Genetic results for common complex disorders are complicated by the fact that they are probabilistic in nature, and must be interpreted in the context of family history, present health status and other environmental conditions. Consumers who obtain a test revealing a form of increased risk may overestimate the risk they have of developing disease and this may cause undue stress and anxiety and unnecessary follow-up tests or treatments.

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