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MLA in the News
Links and references to articles that have appeared about MLA, by MLA authors, or featuring MLA members.
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2009
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January
In a New York Times online article, "In Search of a Good
Doctor," nationally respected physicians cited MLANET as one of the
best online resources to search for medical information. MLA's Users
Guide and Top Ten Most Useful Websites, both found on the MLANET
Consumer Health page, were mentioned in the January 8, 2009 article.
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full text of this article is available for free]
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2008
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October
MLANET was mentioned in a recent newscast as the first stop in finding
reliable online health information. Dr. Jay Adlersberg, medical reporter
for WABC-TV in New York, mentioned the MLA User's Guide for Finding
and Evaluating Health Information on the Web and the Deciphering
Medspeak brochure series in his report on researching illnesses online.
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June
An article by MLA Immediate Past President Mark E. Funk, AHIP, appeared
in Associations Now's online newsletter and in the publication's
"Guide to Technology Solutions" supplement. The article, "Getting
Beyond the Blocks," discusses ways to help members reach their associations'
social networking sites and other important online resources.
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full text of this article is available for free]
MLA President Mary L. Ryan, AHIP, FMLA was interviewed by reporter Judith
Graham for an online article, "Medical librarians offer research
help," featured in the June 9, 2008 Chicago Tribune newsblog, Triage:
Making Sense of Healthcare.
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full text of this article is available for free]
March
Click on the link below for a radio interview with MLA President-elect
Mary L. Ryan, AHIP, FMLA, speaking about MedlinePlus and finding medical
reliable information on the Web. The radio interview was conducted by
Bruce Barber, host of the Real Life Survival Guide radio program.
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interview available for free]
February
A CNN.com/health article, "Tips for Saavy Medical Web Surfing,"
featured and interview with MLA President-elect Mary L. Ryan, AHIP, FMLA.The
article provided consumers with tips on how to be a more sophisticated
Web surfer.
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full text of this article is available for free]
An article featuring an interview with MLA President-elect Mary L. Ryan,
AHIP, FMLA, appeared in both the Indianapolis Woman and St.
Louis Woman Magazines. The article, "Healthy Skepticism"
focuses on how consumers can access the best online medical information.
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full text of this article is available for free]
January
MLA's Deciphering Medspeak brochure series was highlighted in
the January 18, 2008 web edition of the Chicago Tribune newspaper.
"The MLA Guide to Medical Jargon," entry was posted on health
reporter Julie Deardorff's blog, "Julie's Health Club."
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2007
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December
An article about the increasing importance of health information literacy
featured interviews with MLA President-elect Mary L. Ryan and MLA Past
President M.J. Tooey. The MLA leaders spoke on the issue in the article,
"Prognosis Literacy," featured in the December 2007 American
Libraries magazine.
Please contact Tomi
Gunn at MLA headquarters for more information about this article.
Medical librarianship was mentioned as a great alternative to the medical
scientist profession in the US News & World Report article,
"Overrated Careers." MLA was referenced in the December 19,
2007 article in which medical scientist was listed among the thirteen
most overrated careers.
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full text of this article is available for free]
MLA was listed as a useful resource in the December 2007 American
Libraries article "Prognosis: Literacy." The article, which
discussed the increasing importance of health information literacy, also
quoted MLA President-elect Mary Ryan. Ryan mentioned MLA's soon-to-be
released "Plain Language" version the popular Deciphering
Medspeak brochure series.
Please contact Tomi
Gunn at MLA headquarters for more information about this article.
October
MLA's User's Guide to Finding
and Evaluating Health Information on the Web was praised
in the article, "Internet offers useful health data." The article
appeared in the October 23, 2007 online edition of southern Oregon's Mail
Tribune newspaper.
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full text of this article is available for free]
September
An article featuring an interview with MLA Past President Pat Thibodeau,
AHIP, FMLA, appeared in the Star-Banner's September 4, 2007 online
edition. The article, "When looking for health advice online,
beware the sources," also referenced MLA's "Top Ten"
Most Useful Websites.
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full text of this article is available for free]
MLA Immediate Past President Jean Shipman, AHIP, is quoted in an article,
"Quit Mousing Off, " in the September 2007 issue of Women's
Health Magazine. The article gives guidelines for finding credible
health information and avoiding asking your doctor questions based on
bogus online health information. The article appears in the magazine's
online and print editions.
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July
MLA and CAPHIS were referenced in the July syndicated column, Savvy Senior. The article, Finding Reliable Health Information Online provided seniors with tips on knowing where to go and who to trust when seeking health information online.
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An interview with MLA Immediate Past President Jean Shipman, AHIP, regarding Googles new health advisory council, appeared in the July 16, 2007 online edition of America Medical News. The article, "Google gathers group of health care advisers," will also appear in the newspaper's July 23, 2007 print edition.
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April
- MLA's "Top Ten Most Useful Sites" was mentioned in the April 25, 2007, The Idaho Statesman article, "Online Healthcare Resources: There's a Ton of it Out There, but Experts Urge Caution in Determining What's Reliable," by reporter Colleen LaMay.
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- MLA President Jean P. Shipman, AHIP, was interviewed for a Dallas Morning News article, "Making Medical Fact-Finding Easy. Don't Trust the Internet? These Local Experts Will Help." The article ran in the April 17, 2007 print and online editions.
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March
- "Well Connected," in the March/April issue of AARP The Magazine, features an interview with MLA President Jean P. Shipman, AHIP. The piece by David Kushner gives advice on finding accurate health information using the Internet.
Please contact Tomi Gunn at MLA headquarters for more information about this article.
February
- MLA President Jean P. Shipman, AHIP, was interviewed for a Newsday article that ran in the Act 2/Retirement section of the Saturday, February 24, 2007 edition. The article, by Peter King, provides tips for finding reliable online health information and referenced MLA's "Top Ten" Most Useful Websites.
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January
- An interview with MLA President Jean P. Shipman, AHIP, was featured in the January 7, 2007, online and January 8, 2007, print editions of the San Antonio Express-News. "Cyber M.D.," by Paula Hunt, focuses on how consumers can successfully and safely search the Web for health information.
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2006
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December
- MLA's "Top Ten" Most Useful Health Websites were referenced in the December 3, 2006, Chicago Tribune newspaper article, "Doctors, Patients Just Don't Click Over Googling." The article discusses how dismayed some doctors are that patients are using information from Internet searches for self-diagnosis or to challenge their opinions.
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November
- A commentary by MLA President Jean P. Shipman, AHIP, about the Pew study concerning online health searches, was printed in the "Burning Questions" column in the November 28, 2006, New Jersey-based Star Ledger newspaper.
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- MLA President Jean P. Shipman, AHIP, and MLA member Michele R. Tennant, AHIP, University of Florida, were interviewed for the career article, "Science Librarians Want You," in the November issue of the American Society for Cell Biology newsletter.
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- MLA Board member T. Scott Plutchak, AHIP, was featured in the November 2, 2006 article, "Truth or Fiction: Check the Facts before You Forward Health-related E-mails," in the print and online editions of the Louisville, KY, Courier-Journal. In the article, Plutchak urges consumers to verify information before forwarding health-related emails.
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October
- "Millions Find Health Tips a Web Click Away," in the October 30, 2006, Orlando Sentinel newspaper, mentioned MLA for its contributions to the Pew study concerning online health searches. The article, which focuses on how common it is for Americans to search online for answers to health-related questions, features information from the study.
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- MLA was mentioned in the article, "Internet Can't Cure All Ills: Millions Go to Online Sites for Health News, Advice, but Experts Urge Caution," in the October 30, 2006, online edition of Rocky Mountain News.
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September
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- MLA was mentioned in the September 5, 2006, article, "Whats Up, Doc? Health Information Technology Analysis," in the online version of Information World Review, an information industry newspaper based in the United Kingdom.
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August
- MLA's new disease-specific Deciphering Medspeak brochures were featured as the "Tip of the Week" for the week ending August 26, 2006, on the Omaha World Herald Website. The brief describes the brochures and refers readers to the MLANET Medspeak page.
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- A report, "Health Explosion Heats Up in Phoenix," by Pamela Goodes on the MLA '06 meeting in May, was featured in the August 2006 issue of ALA's American Libraries magazine.
Please contact Tomi Gunn at MLA headquarters for more information about this article.
March
- "Virtually Wrong: The Web Has Some Good Information but Don't Rely on It for a Diagnosis" appeared in the March 13, 2006, edition of the Kansas City Star newspaper. The article includes helpful hints from M.J. Tooey, AHIP, on gauging a Website's credibility.
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January
- Becky Bartindale featured MLA member Candace Ford and the Plane Tree Health Library in Los Gatos, CA, in "Reading Is Good For You." The article appeared in the The Mercury News's January 27, 2006, edition.
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- MLA member Miriam Geller, Children's Hospital, Boston, was the focus of "Anatomy of a Medical Librarian" in the January 16, 2006, Boston Globe newspaper. Keith O'Brien interviewed Geller about her work as a medical librarian.
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