McGraw-Hill titles honoured at the 2008 BMA Medical Book Awards - September 16, 2008
Print and digital resources provider McGraw-Hill Medical, part of McGraw-Hill Professional, US, has announced that it has received high honours from the British Medical Association at the 2008 BMA Medical Book Competition awards ceremony. Six McGraw-Hill Medical titles and three medical books from McGraw-Hill Australia were… Read More
Scott Lubeck named VP, Technology of WK Health’s Professional & Education unit - September 16, 2008
Medical information provider Wolters Kluwer Health (WK Health), US, has announced the appointment of Scott Lubeck as Vice President, Technology of its Professional & Education unit. Lubeck comes to WK Health from Newsstand Inc., where he served as Vice President/General Manager. Newsstand produces, markets, and distributes… Read More
Dear Subscribers - September 16, 2008
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STM Publishers can now add their Company to the Knowledgespeak Directory list. You can also update our events calendar, if you are organising an event which may be of interest to the STM publishing community. Also, you can send your company
US judiciary committee holds hearing on NIH public access policy - September 15, 2008
The Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property of the House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee in the US held its scheduled September 11 hearing. The hearing sought to redress publishers' concerns that public access policies such as the recently enacted policy at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) conflict… Read More
Medical journals mount criticism on pharma industry influence on medicine - September 15, 2008
Articles and editorials in recent issues of US medical journals have been accusing the pharmaceutical industry of misleading the public, manipulating doctors and putting profits before patients. Physician groups medical schools and teaching hospitals are reportedly changing rules to limit the influence of pharmaceutical sales reps. Last month, three top… Read More
