Emedicine.com


Pros: emedicine is a product of WebMD, a trusted source of online medical information. Free registration allows users to access medical news, journals, and other exclusive content.

 

Cons: With over 6,000 articles on every specialty, the site may be overwhelming to some users. The home page is cluttered and not particularly intuitive. Advertising is prominent and distracting.

 

The Bottomline: Tons of highly technical information is available to those willing to spend some time looking through the resources.

 

Best of Web Rating: (3 out of 5)

 

Reviewed on: October 16, 2009

eMedicine is an offshoot of the widely known WebMD and Medscape sites. Users are able to search Medscape, MedscapeCME, eMedicine, Drugs, MEDLINE or all of them for information. Users may browse by specialties in Medicine, Surgery, or Pediatrics. With 10,000 physicians contributing, the site claims to be a “continually updated clinical reference.”

 

 

eMedicine’s primary purpose is to provide reference materials. Users may use the search feature, which may search various WebMD affiliated sites, or browse by specialty.

 

Articles
Articles are sorted by subjects: Medicine, Surgery, and Pediatrics. Each section is divided into specialty areas, with multiple subspecialties within the Pediatric area. Once a specialty area is chosen, users are directed to a listing of articles within the section. Each article is written by medical professionals and the language is quite technical.

 

 

References
For each diagnosis, multiple areas are offered for further exploration. Differential diagnosis, lab tests, treatments, follow-up, and multimedia options are all offered.

 

 

Links
Each section provides links to eMedicine’s partner websites for further study. For example, eMedicine’s neurosurgery guide contains links to eMedicineHealth articles on epilepsy.

Unique Features
eMedicine offers Continuing Medical Education materials to health professionals. References on this site are definitely geared toward those with some medical knowledge. Updated medical news is prominently displayed on the homepage.

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