I’m uncertain how I came upon CelebrityDiagnosis.com, a website with an eye on “teachable moments” in medicine. A husband-wife team, Drs. Michele Berman and Mark Boguski, provide health information based on what’s happening to famous and some not-so-famous people in the public domain.
You can read the latest on Amy Winehouse’s seemingly drugless death, or A-Rod’s knee surgery. The site’s noteworthy, for sure.
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Dear Dr. Schattner — Thanks for your comments on our site. Did you know that we also have a professional edition? Here’s a link to some highlights http://www.medpagetoday.com/Blogs/27752 including the scoop on Steve Jobs’ so-called “pancreatic cancer.” Also, please have a look at http://www.resoundinghealth.com which we use to do all of the research for our stories. Best regards, M&M
Michele and Mark, Thanks for writing in. I wasn’t aware of your inclusion in MedPage today or Resounding Health. Best, Elaine
We founded Resounding Health back in 2007. It’s both a technology platform and a database populated with 1) all U.S. Government consumer health information and 2) CaseBooks that Michele and I have created while doing research for our stories on CelebrityDx and MedPageToday. FYI, anyone can use RH to do research and create CaseBooks and these are private and unpublished by default. But you can also share them with others in a variety of ways. The user interface isn’t the best, but it’s a powerful platform and we’d be delighted if you gave it a try and let us know what you think.
–Mark
It’s so interesting! I love how they focus on the medicine aspect instead of the sensationalism. I think it’s tabloids for doctors which is perfect for me. A combination of medical knowledge and trashy info… Absolutely delightful. I was instantly hooked and couldn’t stop clicking. Thanks for the great find
Thanks Laura. We don’t mind being described as a “tabloid” at all! According to Wikipedia, the term originated as a description of one of the first compressed, non-powdered forms of oral medication: the tablet, marketed as “Tabloid” pills by Burroughs Welcome & Co. in the late 1880s. The term tabloid was then applied to other “compressed” forms such as journalism condensed into a simplified, easily-absorbed format. The most recent use of “tablet,” of course, to refers to mobile media platforms such as the Apple iPad and its imitators. So we’re proud to be part of a long tradition that started with making medicines easier and more convenient for people to take and now provides access to mobile health applications. BTW, have you checked out the mobile, smartphone version of Celebrity Diagnosis?