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Medical World News was an American magazine for the medical profession published by H E I Publishing Company of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, part of Miller Freeman Publishing.

History and profile

Medical World News was founded in April 1960[1] by Maxwell M Geffen, a New York publisher. The magazine was later sold to McGraw-Hill[2] and in March 1981 it was sold by McGraw-Hill to Hospital Equities (HEI), Houston,[3] an operator of health care facilities. Miller Freeman Publishing acquired the magazine from HEI.[4]

The founding editor of Medical World News was Morris Fishbein.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Guide to the Morris Fishbein Papers 1912-1976". The University of Chicago Library. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  2. ^ New Scientist. Reed Business Information. November 21, 1974. p. 598. ISSN 0262-4079. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  3. ^ Philip H. Dougherty (March 3, 1981). "Medical World News Sold by McGraw-Hill". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "J. Russell Denson Named President and Chief Executive Officer of Gruner + Jahr USA". Gruner and Jahr. Hamburg. May 26, 2004. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "Where have you gone, Morris Fishbein? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you". Disrupted Physician. April 22, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  6. ^ 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.