Journal Watch is a series of topic-specific newsletters written for physicians and other health professionals. It is published by the Massachusetts Medical Society and is a sibling publication to the New England Journal of Medicine.

Journal Watch distributes its products via print, e-mail, and its website.

Mission

The goal of Journal Watch is to provide physicians and allied health professionals with current, clinically focused information and commentary regarding their respective practice areas and medical disciplines. The organization accomplishes this by utilizing a board of physician/editors who closely monitor scientific and medical journals for relevant articles, summarize the articles, and provide additional commentary about the topic.

Journal Watch divides its content into areas of primary care, specialty care, and specific watch topics.

Primary Care

Journal Watch focuses on four specific areas of primary care:

• General Medicine

• Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

• Women's Health

• Hospital Medicine

Specialty Care

Journal Watch creates content in eight different specialty care areas:

• Cardiology

• Dermatology

• Emergency Medicine

• Gastroenterology

• HIV/AIDS

• Infectious Diseases

• Neurology

• Psychiatry

Watch Topics

In addition to primary and specialty care areas, Journal Watch maintains a current database of journal articles and commentary for several important medical topics:

• Aging & geriatrics

• Allergies & asthma

• Bone and joint disease

• Breast cancer

• Depression & anxiety

• Diabetes

• GERD

• Gynecology

• Hepatitis

• Lipid management

• Nutrition & obesity

• Pediatric infections

• Peptic ulcers

• Pregnancy & infertility

• Respiratory infections

• Sexually transmitted diseases

• Skin cancer

• Stroke

• Substance abuse

See also

• List of medical journals