JEFFLINE News Stand

Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health System News

• Health and Medical News From Jefferson - current and archived news releases from Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital.
• Health Policy Newsletter - from the Department of Health Policy, Jefferson Medical College.
• JEFFLINE Forum - academic and publishing news, library notes, educational support and additions to JEFFLINE.
• JeffNEWS - the University's official newspaper.
• Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson: Research & Other News
• Patient Safety/Risk Management News (access from campus Master Network computers only)
• TJU and Jefferson Health System Annual Reports
• Contemporary Medicine - newsletters published by TJU Hospital to bring physicians, and other healthcare professionals, information useful to them in helping their patients.
  

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Medical & Scientific News

RSS feeds from the U.S. Government - sign up for health, science & technology, research, and other topics for daily news & announcements from agencies like the NIH, FDA, DHHS and more.

• AAMC Newsroom - health policy and business news from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
• Association News - visit your professional association for current news & activities.
• CBS Health Watch by Medscape - consumer health information produced by Medscape, sponsored by CBS.
• Health Philadelphia (PhillyNews) - the Health section of Philadelphia Online
• HealthCare Journal (Bizjournals.com) - free registration required. Headlines about the healthcare business from over 40 U.S. cities. Updated daily.
• Health News & Review - critical, structured reviews of health news in the popular press. From the Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making.
• MD Consult - sections include Today in Medicine, In This Week's Journals, and What Your Patients Are Reading.
• Medical Journal (World News Network) - top health-related stories from around the world.
• MedPage Today - daily updates on recent clinical articles and conference reports; produced by the University of Pennsylvania Medical School.
• Medline Plus Magazine (NIH) - consumer-oriented health news and health promotion.
• MedWire News - clinical news organized in over 20 categories. Free registration for custom email alerts and RSS.
• NIH Clinical Alerts (NIH) - clinical alerts issued by the National Institutes of Health from 1991 - present.
• NIH News & Events - general press releases and links to news at the individual Institutes.
• NIH News in Health - consumer-oriented health news and health promotion.
• Physician's First Watch - daily email or RSS alert of medical news from journals, government agencies, scientific conferences and major media, provided by the Massachusetts Medical Society.
• Psychiatric News (APA) - the American Psyciatric Institute's bimonthly professional newspaper for practice and research.
• Scientific Life (World News Network) - top science & technology stories with an international perspective.
• The Scientist (UPenn) - a biweekly newspaper for scientists and the research community.

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Academic News

• Chronicle of Higher Education - some sections require subscription
• Edupage (EDUCAUSE) - free subscription to an email service for updates on educational technologies.
• Campus Technology - from Syllabus Media Group. Upcoming conferences and weekly news updates, for distance learning.
• The Times Higher Education Supplement - paid subscription required for some areas.

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Local News & Events

• Choose a local paper, radio or TV station from the American Journalism Review list of local sources throughout the U.S. and the world.
• Courier Post Online - South Jersey news coverage.
• KYW - CBS TV, channel 3.
• The News Journal (DelawareOnline) - Delaware news coverage from Wilmington's leading paper.
• NJN News - PBS, New Jersey statewide news.
  
• Philadelphia Business Journal (Bizjournals.com) - daily edition.
• Philadelphia City Paper - Philadelphia's alternative weekly.
• Philadelphia Magazine - monthly.
• Philadelphia Online (Philly.com) - the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News papers.
• Philadelphia Tribune Online - the nation's oldest newspaper for the African-American community.
• Philadelphia Weekly - an alternative city newspaper.
• SEPTA (Penn) - local bus and rail line schedules, news & announcements.
• WCAU - NBC TV, channel 10.
  
• WHYY - Philadelphia public radio (NPR) and television (PBS), channel 12.
• WPHL - WB TV, channel 17.
  
• WPVI - ABC TV, channel 6.
• WTXF- Fox TV, channel 29.
• WYBE- PBS TV, channel 35, Philadelphia's cultural diversity public television station.
  

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National & International News

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• Google News Alerts - for customized topical alerts from over 4,500 news sources, delivered by email.
• Excite's My News - for news about your portfolio, sports, or other topics. Free registration required.
• TotalNEWS - popular news from 300 independent sources.

Search through 200 years of news at:

• Google News Archive

Or go directly to one of these popular services:

• Bloomberg.com - for comprehensive financial information.
• BBC Online - world news from the renowned British service.
• CNN Interactive
• Christian Science Monitor - national and international coverage from the award-winning newspaper.
• Dow Jones Newswires - stock listings and financial information.
• ESPNet SportsZone (ESPN)
• MSNBC - Microsoft and NBC's joint venture.
• National Public Radio (NPR) - requires the RealAudio plug-in.
• New York Times - requires free registration.
• Newsweek Magazine
• Online NewsHour (PBS) - news features and analysis, including a health information forum.
• Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
• Time.com - online version of Time Magazine.
• USA Today
• United Press International (UPI) - wire service updates on business, sports, and current events.
• Washington Post
• World News Network

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Weather

• Philadelphia Current Weather & 5-Day Forecast (TWC)
• The Weather Channel
• Weather Underground

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