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Better Health Partner, MedPage Today, Wins Top Award For Health Journalism

medpagetodaylogoA hearty congratulations from the Better Health team to MedPage Today for winning the gold award for “Best Overall Web Publication.” The award was bestowed by the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.

CEO Bob Stern has done a tremendous job leading his team in both journalistic integrity and excellence. Plus, nobody turns around health news faster than MedPage Today! Peer-reviewed at U. Penn, healthcare professionals and savvy patients can trust MedPage Today to cover all the most important health news – from network television to 60+ medical conferences nationally and internationally, MedPage Today works around the clock to bring you breaking news coverage that is unbiased and timely.

A special shout out to MedPage Today staff: Peggy Peck, Marianne Mattera, Mike Himowitz, Mayra Lukanyi, and Nick Rufa. You’ve been great to work with!

*MedPage Today pubishes the Grand Rounds newsletter and is co-sponsoring (with Johnson & Johnson) the medblogger track of Blog World Expo on October 15th.*

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Then you definitely need to subscribe to MedPage Today’s special swine flu news feed.

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Get regular, peer-reviewed news updates delivered to your RSS reader of choice…

Also stay tuned for updates from the International Influenza Vaccines for the World conference, in Cannes, France. MedPage Today has sent reporters there and will be giving Better Health key updates. I’ll keep you posted.

Medblogger Conference In Las Vegas

The Medbloggers are now a part of BlogWorld/New Media Expo 09!

Thanks to sponsorship from Johnson & Johnson and MedPage Today, the “Medlblogger Meet-Up” is now a reality.

But it is so much more than “just” a meet-up.

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A full day of topics, voted on by the medical bloggers themselves, will be presented, with plenty of time to mix and mingle with our blogging colleagues.

Blog World/New Media Expo 09 will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center the weekend of October 15-17.

New blogger, established blogger, podcaster or internet broadcaster, there is a place for you in Las Vegas!

Interested in just the Medblogger topics?

You’ll want to join us on October 15th, when the Medbloggers will take their place in the premier blogging conference by holding a full day of sessions and meetings devoted specifically to medblogging.

Want to get deep into the heart of blogging as a lifestyle? Ready to take your blog to the next level?

Then you’ll want to attend the entire BlogWorld/New Media Expo conference where you will learn from the very best of the blogosphere. If you’ve heard of them, they will be at the BlogWorld/New Media Expo 09.

There is a price range for every budget.

The option is yours.

The pleasure is ours.

Please join us!

Check out the BlogWorld/New Media Expo site for details (link above).  Registration begins soon!

**This blog post was first published at Kim McAllister’s Emergiblog.**

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Is The Adderall Shortage A Harbinger Of Future Drug Supply Problems?

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