The Getting Better Blog
Getting Better is the continuation of Dr. Val Jones’ previous blog at Revolution Health: “Dr. Val and the Voice of Reason.” The archives feature most of her previous posts since 2006. You may search her archives by medical specialty and key words, using the search bar at the top of the blog.Getting Better is devoted to helping people understand health issues from a balanced, scientifically sound perspective. Dr. Val combines interviews with key opinion leaders, patients, and celebrities with health news, personal experiences, humor, cartoons and links to interesting health content. Getting Better is both educational and entertaining - providing a daily dose of “health food for thought” for healthcare providers and patients alike.
Getting Better fully complies with the Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics. Any potential financial conflicts of interest are disclosed, and all advertising is clearly demarcated. Dr. Val selects blog topics and interviewees based on personal interest with suggestions from readers. The blog is supported by advertising viewable on the landing page. Ten percent of all advertising revenue goes to support non-profit health organizations. Getting Better is owned by Better Health LLC.
Of course, the material on this site is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider.
Dr. Val Jones
Val Jones, M.D., is the President and CEO of Better Health, LLC. Most recently she was the Senior Medical Director of Revolution Health, a consumer health portal with over 120 million page views per month in its network. Prior to her work with Revolution Health, Dr. Jones served as the founding editor of Clinical Nutrition & Obesity, a peer-reviewed e-section of the online Medscape medical journal.
Dr. Jones was born in Greenwich, Conn., and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada. She completed her bachelor’s degree at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a master’s degree at Dallas Theological Seminary in Texas. She also participated in several research projects in biomedical imaging and vaccine research at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
She graduated from medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City and was a regular contributor to the medical student section of The Journal of the American Medical Association. She received a scholarship to conduct research in the department of plastic surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, as well as did a summer research fellowship in pediatric surgery at the University of Southern California, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health. She also completed research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City in its Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Dr. Jones was the principal investigator of several clinical trials relating to sleep, diabetes and metabolism, and she won first place in the Peter Cyrus Rizzo III research competition. She has worked part-time as a food critic in New York City, a medical cartoonist and Chief Resident of Rehabilitation Medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan.
Dr. Jones is the author of the popular blog, “Dr. Val and the Voice of Reason,” which won The Best New Medical Blog award in 2007. Her cartoons have been featured at Medscape, the P&S Journal, and the Placebo Journal. She was inducted as a member of the National Press Club in Washington, DC in July, 2008.
Dr. Jones has been quoted by various major media outlets, including USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and the LA Times. She has been a guest on over 20 different radio shows, and was featured on CBS News.
Disclosures: Dr. Jones is a consultant for Elsevier Science. (Dr. Jones has no other conflicts of interest related to grants, research support, consultant or advisory boards, speaker’s bureaus or stock shareholders.)