Searching on blog* in the Web of Science always turns up lots of articles on blogging in the medical field both for research groups and for support groups. There are blogs and writing about them in other fields of science as well but its pretty clear that blogging has contributed significantly to medical collaboration.
In the June 2008 Scientific American Jessica Wapner wrote about a line of research on the benefits of blogging for cancer patients. These may include feeling better and better sleep. Blogging is a form of expressive writing and more social than bedside journals. The social aspects and forming of communities appear to have therapeutic value.
The source journal articles and the researchers can be tracked down from the SciAm article.
Monday, July 07, 2008
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