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Company type | Health information |
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Founded | October 1996 |
Headquarters | , United States |
Parent | WebMD |
Website |
medicinenet |
MedicineNet is an American healthcare information website launched in 1996. The website provides a medical dictionary and information about diseases, conditions, medications and general health. [1] [2] [3] In partnership with Veritas Medicine, it connects site users with appropriate clinical trials. [4]
For those seeking general information, MedicineNet (www.medicinenet.com) is an extensive site from Information Network that provides a medical dictionary; databases on pharmaceuticals and their side effects, and diseases and treatments. In the "ask the experts," section you can query online physicians.
Dr. William C. Shiel co-founded MedicineNet to provide the public with current, comprehensive medical information, written in easy-to-understand language. He was Chief Editor until July 2020 and authored or edited over 15,000 articles for the website. [5] He continues as Chief Medical Editor/Author on the site's medical editorial board. [6]
Dr. Melissa Stöppler also serves on the MedicineNet editorial board [6] and is the chief medical editor of eMedicineHealth.com, another WebMD subsidiary. [7]
Shiel was co-editor-in-chief of the first three editions of Webster's New World Medical Dictionary, with Stöppler joining as co-editor-in-chief for the edition. [8]
MedicineNet, as part of the WebMD Consumer Network, adheres to the same privacy policy as WebMD.com, and shares their participation in the TRUSTe Enterprise Privacy & Data Governance Practices Certification program. [9] MedicineNet was formerly certified by the now-defunct HONcode to be in compliance with the Health on the Net health website principles. [10]
MedicineNet was ranked # 5 in the July 2017 eBizMBA Top 15 Most Popular Health Websites.[ citation needed] In April 2018 the site was ranked # 8 in the Health – Health category. [11] As of April 2023, [update] the site was ranked # 90 in the Health – Other category. [12]
The health website respects the eight HONcode principles