Subject Guides: Medical Headlines: Ways to Stay Informed

Ways to Monitor Medical News

Twitter
If you have a Twitter account, you can follow your favorite journals, such as JAMA and New England Journal of Medicine.
Alerts for Academic Use
Research Guide from the Florida State University Libraries, explains different types of notifications you can set up, such as database and publisher email alerts.

AMA News Wire
News affecting physicians' practice management and careers.
Practice Update
Free registration required. You can sign up to receive a monthly email of the most frequently viewed items in your specialty.
Medscape News & Perspective
Free Medscape registration required. You can sign up to receive daily or weekly email newsletters.
KevinMD
Contributions from front-line primary care doctors, surgeons, specialist physicians, nurses, medical students, policy experts. And of course, patients, who need the medical profession to hear their voices.
Natural Medicines eNewsletter
Natural Medicines provides a free monthly e-newsletter covering news and events on herbs, supplements, exercise, nutrition, and other complementary and alternative medicine modalities.
NEJM Catalyst
Weekly updates on the most current actionable ideas and practical innovations from experts and thought leaders on increasing efficiency, quality, value and access to care.

Read by QxMD
Read articles in your favorite journals or browse article collections on your mobile device or online. Sign up with any email address to create a personal account or sign in with your FaceBook account.

Setting up full text access in the Read by QxMD App:

Medscape MedPulse News Mobile App
Free Medscape registration required. Can be customized to your interests/specialties.
DocWire
Current available only for iOS devices, this app displays what’s new in real time across journals, medical news, and mainstream news. Set Florida State University as your library under "Settings" to link to the full text of journal articles.

E-mail Alerts for Articles from Your Favorite Journals
Quick video on how to set up new journal article alerts in PubMed.

Social Media for Physicians
Dr. Chadi Alraies discusses tips, tricks and best practices to use while engaging with others on social media.

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