The Society of Thoracic Surgeons release new clinical practice guidelines for treating cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction - November 3, 2014
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has released new clinical practice guidelines for treating cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction (area where the esophagus meets the stomach). The guidelines, published in the November 2014 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, include nine evidence-based… Read More
EBSCO introduces Flipster, a new way to access digital magazines - October 31, 2014
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is introducing Flipster™, which allows library patrons to browse the latest issues of high quality digital versions of popular magazines, courtesy of their library. Flipster provides users easy access to digital magazines for online browsing via their desktops or any mobile… Read More
SAGE set to publish Workplace Health & Safety journal - October 30, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that it will begin publishing Workplace Health & Safety (WHS), a journal that supports and promotes the practice of occupational and environmental health nursing, beginning in early 2015. The journal is the official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health… Read More
HathiTrust Research Center seeks proposals for Advanced Collaborative Support projects - October 30, 2014
The HathiTrust Research Center is seeking proposals for Advanced Collaborative Support (ACS) projects. ACS is a newly launched scholarly service at the HTRC offering collaboration between external scholars and HTRC staff to solve challenging problems related to HTRC tools and services. By working together with… Read More
Elsevier enhances Embase to support retrieval of medical device information - October 29, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced Embase, which claims to be the world's most comprehensive biomedical database that enables tracking and retrieval of drug-specific data, has been enhanced to support the retrieval of medical device information. The improvements support comprehensive post-market surveillance and device safety as well… Read More
AMA launches interactive new tool aimed at assisting physicians and other healthcare providers improve patient access to care - October 29, 2014
The American Medical Association (AMA) has introduced a first-of-its-kind resource aimed at helping physicians and other healthcare providers improve patient access to care. The AMA's Health Workforce Mapper is an interactive tool that illustrates the geographic locations of the healthcare work force in each state,… Read More
NISO launches Open Discovery Initiative (ODI) standing committee - October 28, 2014
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has announced the next phase for the Open Discovery Initiative, a project that explores community interactions in the realm of indexed discovery services. Following the working group's recommendation to create an ongoing standing committee as outlined in the published… Read More
SAGE to publish The Journal of Intensive Care from February 2015 - October 27, 2014
Academic publisher SAGE and The Intensive Care Society have announced a new agreement to publish its flagship title, The Journal of the Intensive Care Society as of February 2015. The Journal of the Intensive Care Society, edited by Dr Jonathan Handy, is the official journal… Read More
New reference series from Elsevier provides latest knowledge on highly prevalent medical conditions - October 24, 2014
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the availability of Clinics Collections, the first of a new series of multidisciplinary, general medical reference digests targeted to a wide variety of healthcare practitioners and professionals. Clinics Collections integrates updated content from Clinics Review Articles to provide a succinct and… Read More
Springer Healthcare unveils reprintsWarehouse.com for pharmaceutical professionals - October 24, 2014
Springer Healthcare, specialists in delivering innovative medical content and communications solutions, has announced the launch of reprintsWarehouse.com – a responsive platform that enables pharmaceutical professionals to rapidly identify content that supports their product or device marketing activities, from a database of over… Read More
