Blogging’s mainstream now: even doctors are blogging

by angela.booth on May 29, 2007


If you imagine that blogging’s still a niche activity, consider that even doctors are blogging now -

About 1 percent of all blogs deal with health, according to a 2006 study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Many are by consumers writing about their own health issues, but “the numbers of health care providers who are blogging is steadily growing,” says Fard Johnmar, founder of Envision Solutions, a New York health care marketing firm.

Some doctor blogs are intended for the broader public. But many, especially those by anonymous writers, feature doctors venting — about patients, hospitals, insurers and malpractice lawyers — to each other. Others dissect health news or health policy debates, minus the usual stuffiness of medical journals.

This should inspire you to contact your local health professionals (dietitians, dentists etc ) and offer your blogging services.

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