Medical World News

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Medical World News was an American magazine for the medical profession. It was published between 1960 and 1994.

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History

Medical World News was founded in April 1960 [1] by Maxwell M Geffen, a New York publisher.

The founding editor of Medical World News was Morris Fishbein. [2] [3] In 1994 the magazine ceased publication.

Acquisition

The magazine was sold to McGraw-Hill [4] and in March 1981 it was sold by McGraw-Hill to Hospital Equities, [5] an operator of health care facilities.

Miller Freeman, Inc. acquired the magazine from Hospital Equities. [6]

Photo archive

In 1985 McGovern Center for Historical Collections (endowed by John P. McGovern) acquired an archive of photographs from Medical World News.

This archive is accessible at The Texas Medical Center Library in Houston. [7]

Video version

In 2020, a digital video-based version of Medical World News was launched by MJH Life Sciences. [8]

The company, under the name of Intellisphere, obtained and filed the copyright for the title in 2013. [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Guide to the Morris Fishbein Papers 1912-1976". The University of Chicago Library. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Where have you gone, Morris Fishbein? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you". Disrupted Physician. April 22, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ William H. Taft (July 16, 2015). Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Journalists. Taylor & Francis. p. 208. ISBN   978-1-317-40324-1 . Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ New Scientist. Reed Business Information. November 21, 1974. p. 598. ISSN   0262-4079 . Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ Philip H. Dougherty (March 3, 1981). "Medical World News Sold by McGraw-Hill". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ "J. Russell Denson Named President and Chief Executive Officer of Gruner + Jahr USA". Gruner and Jahr. Hamburg. May 26, 2004. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Medical World News Photograph Collection". McGovern Historical Center. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ "MJH LIFE SCIENCES LAUNCHES MEDICAL WORLD NEWS". PharmaLive. June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  9. ↑ "IP Owner Patents and Trademarks" . Retrieved June 29, 2020.
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