International Medical News Group
 
 
 

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International Medical News Group
International Medical News Group reaches over 500,000 physicians, offering them a broad range of unique and original specialty-specific news. Our content matters to the way our readers practice medicine. Concise, practical, professional, and engaging, our “next best thing to being there” coverage of news from over 500 medical meetings per year is unsurpassed.

Best known for our 17 medical specialty newspapers, IMNG now also offers medical news as part of our wire service, Web sites, e-newsletters, video reporting, and podcasts. Our multimedia offerings are built on the hard-earned reputations of our newspapers, which are consistently among the best read publications in independent readership surveys. Why? Each of our publications is tailored to the specialty interests of our physician readers. They tell us they can't afford to miss the new information and insights they gain with every issue. Physician readers know and rely on our 40-year reputation for objective medical news reporting. They recognize the value of original content written and edited by a dedicated staff of 60 professional journalists, with editorial offices in Washington, DC, and editorial bureaus across North America and in Europe. They know our articles give them fresh perspectives from our on-site conference reporting and our daily coverage of medical issues.

IMNG publishes the independent newspapers Family Practice News, Hospitalist News, Ob.Gyn.News, Pediatric News, Skin & Allergy News, Clinical Psychiatry News, Rheumatology News, Cardiology News, Clinical Endocrinology News and Clinical Neurology News. Internationally, Rheumatology News International and Skin & Allergy News International reach rheumatologists and dermatologists in Western Europe. IMNG also contributes to print editions published locally by Elsevier Australia, Elsevier India, Elsevier Singapore, and Elsevier China. In addition, IMNG publishes seven newspapers in partnership with medical associations and societies.

Elsevier Society News Group
IMNG publishes seven society newspapers as part of the Elsevier Society News Group (ESNG), started in 2004 to serve as a bridge between the healthcare industry and important medical and scientific associations worldwide. ESNG's mission is to forge strong alliances with important medical associations by providing them with the ability to communicate effectively-and innovatively-with their members and the greater medical community. In addition to monthly and bimonthly newspapers, society-related products and services include trade show daily newspapers, supplements derived from educational symposia held at annual meetings, plus other print and electronic products. Partner societies and their newspapers include American College of Emergency Medicine--ACEP News, American Medical Directors Association--Caring for the Ages, American College of Chest Physicians--CHEST Physician, American American Gastroenterological Association-GI & Hepatology News, College of Surgeons--Surgery News, American Association for Thoracic Surgery--Thoracic Surgery News, and Society for Vascular Surgery--Vascular Specialist.

Elsevier Global Medical News
Elsevier Global Medical News (EGMN), the worldwide daily medical news service launched by IMNG in 2006, focuses on reaching physicians in North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America, and Africa. EGMN relies on the extensive editorial staff of IMNG to offer general practice and key specialty physicians in-depth clinical coverage from 500 medical meetings annually. In addition to in-depth conference coverage, EGMN reports breaking news, exclusive stories, features and columns by physician experts, and journal summaries.

EGMN syndicated medical news service supplies fresh content continuously to physician Web sites, e-newsletters, and RSS feeds. Twenty-four specialized channels including a top medical news channel news channel feed e-content to digital publications supported by pharmaceutical and healthcare manufacturers, medical societies, and academic institutions. The content is also available to corporate and enterprise intranets.

EGMN wire service has been syndicated in 30 countries. Building on the successful transition to daily medical reporting, EGMN is further expanding this news initiative with Elsevier's worldwide network of editors, reporters, and offices to cover and distribute a mix of global and local medical news.

Elsevier Oncology
Elsevier Oncology, formerly BioLink Communications, was acquired by Elsevier Health Sciences in 2004 and became part of the IMNG family. Elsevier Oncology is the publisher of three premier publications, The Journal of Supportive Oncology, Community Oncology and The Oncology Report. The first two publications are monthly, peer-reviewed and devoted to educating and updating cancer specialists. The Oncology Report focuses on the latest advances in cancer management presented at major oncology meetings.

Elsevier
Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the global science and health communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in over 70 offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such as ScienceDirect, MD Consult, Scopus, bibliographic databases, and online reference works.

Elsevier is a global business headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide. Elsevier is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc, a world-leading publisher and information provider. Operating in the science and medical, legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with increasing emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

TIMELINES

International Medical News Group
International Medical News Group newspapers including Elsevier Society News Group titles and the dates launched.

  • 1966       Ob Gyn News
  • 1967       Pediatric News
  • 1968       Hospitalist News
  • 1971       Skin & Allergy News
  • 1971       Family Practice News
  • 1973       Clinical Psychiatry News
  • 2002       Rheumatology News
  • 2003       Cardiology News
  • 2005       Clinical Neurology News
  • 2004       ACEP News
  •       Started by ACEP in 1982
  • 2004       Surgery News
  • 2005       Thoracic Surgery News
  • 2005       Vascular Specialist
  • 2006       Clinical Endocrinology News
  • 2006       CHEST Physician
    2007       GI & Hepatology News

Elsevier Oncology

  • 2003       The Journal of Supportive Oncology
  • 2004       Community Oncology
  • 2004       The Oncology Report