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Understading Eczema

A preview chapter about eczema aimed at educating patients and their families.

National Cancer Institute Homepage

Excellent news and resources for patients and physicians. Includes information on treatment, clinical trials, research, and literature for all types of cancer.

UPenn's Oncolink: The Web's First Oncology Resource

An excellent portal for oncology news (all disciplines) and information for patients.

Running A Hospital - Blog of CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Paul Levy, CEO of a large Boston academic medical center, writes about his work and about healthcare economics and politics. A fascinating look into the world of hospital boardrooms--not to mention a blog that embodies the way that BIDMC is trying to compete with other larger competitors--through transparency and innovation.

Hemodynamics (blog about social world of medicine)

Joe Wright, a medical intern, writes about medicine, from medical fashion (fleeces vs. white coats?) to AIDS activism.

hemodynamics: tracking the pressures and flows of medicine

A blog from Boston-based intern and frequent guest columnist Joe Wright that ruminates on the social world of medicine.

University of Iowa Dermatologic Image Database

One of the oldest and most basic collections of dermatology photos on the internet. Does not include many photos but is high-quality.