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Health & Medical Sciences Blogs

News and information about health care and related topics for lay people or those in the medical profession.

Sub-headings:

Disability/Accessibility Blogs
Written for, by and/or about people living with disabilities and covering all types of accessibility issues.
Medical Personnel Blogs
Discussions of issues related to life as a medical professional written by or for medical personnel.

Resources in this category:

Dr. Deb
http://drdeborahserani.blogspot.com/
From the blog: "I am a psychologist who specializes in trauma and depression. Current issues and articles that impact the human psyche will be presented here. To be used for educational purposes only." Dr. Serani also responds to comments to her posts.
The Health Care Blog
http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/
"One of the most respected independent voices in the healthcare industry", The Health Care Blog is authored by a group of medical professionals. Entries are added daily about the drug industry, the medical profession’s use of the Internet, insurance, policy, doctors, and other topics.
Highlight Health
http://www.highlighthealth.com/
Promotes health literacy through providing "intelligent and engaging" articles about various healthcare topics. Discusses unique content and provides links to all sources. Site is intended to "support, not replace, the relationship between patient and physician".
Medlogs
http://www.medlogs.com/
"A Medical News & Weblog Aggregator," created by Jacob Reider. Medlogs tracks and lists all updates of participating medical weblogs and news sites. Each blog update entry on Medlogs shows the number of hits the blog has and provides a title or short description.

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